What is the role of psychologists during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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  • コロナ禍での心理学者の果たすべき役割とは何か？
  • コロナ禍での心理学者の果たすべき役割とは何か? : 人々の声を聴いて行動を起こす必要性
  • コロナ カ デ ノ シンリガクシャ ノ ハタスベキ ヤクワリ トワ ナニ カ? : ヒトビト ノ コエ オ キイテ コウドウ オ オコス ヒツヨウセイ
  • The necessity of taking actions reflecting public voices
  • ──人々の声を聴いて行動を起こす必要性──

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<p>This paper discusses what psychologists should do to help the general public in response to the new coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) in Japan. Four things psychologists could do are listed in the Japanese Psychological Association article entitled “Against Violence in the Home.” However, the style of the article seems insufficient for psychologists to perceive the article as general behavioral guidelines for helping people suffering from psychological stress. Psychologists should be encouraged to publicly disseminate relevant information because the current domestic policies may cause confusion for the public as they provide insufficient behavioral principles and research-based perspectives. This paper proposes three different levels of roles for taking actions as psychologists: as a professional individual, as a member of an academic society, and as a public figure disseminating relevant information. To be impactful in carrying out these roles, setting up a “place” where individual practices and opinions can be quickly aggregated is required. Moreover, it is important for psychologists to listen to public voices and be prepared to focus their professional lives on tackling social issues. </p>

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