The COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading rapidly in Spain. The objective of this work was to examine the psychological impact of the pandemic and the Spanish national quarantine that took place during March and April 2020. We investigated the prevalence of fear of coronavirus, emotional symptoms and sleep problems. We also examined possible positive effects. A sample of 1,161 participants (aged 19 to 84 years) completed online the Coronavirus Psychological Impact Questionnaire, the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale–12, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Results indicated that the most common fears pertain to the domains of contagion/disease/death, social isolation, and employment/income issues. We found high levels of emotional impact reflected in fear of coronavirus, sleep problems, and emotional symptoms (preoccupation, distress, hopelessness, depression, anxiety, nervousness, and restlessness). Regression analyses revealed that intolerance of uncertainty and social media exposure are strong predictors of the impact. We also found some effects of the COVID-19 lockdown favoring positive personal experiences. A new self-report instrument to assess psychological impact of coronavirus is provided.

Several studies have evaluated emotional facial recognition in people with neurological disorders and psychiatric illnesses. However, few behavioral rehabilitation programs in social skills include training in emotional facial recognition and reproduction. The objective of the present investigation was to develop a pilot brief intervention in recognition and emotional facial reproduction and its deactivation through relaxation, to evaluate its biopsychosocial effects. A pre - post-treatment design was used (N = 22 healthy adults). The results have shown an effect on the decrease of the respiratory rate (p <. 001) and the inflammatory response associated with stress (p < .05), as well as a decrease (p <. 05) of the anxiety score, depression and emotional suppression; and an increase in the social support score. Its clinical utility is discussed in the context of training these skills for mental health professionals and patients with elevated  inflammation.

The present study aims to value the relationships between reactive/proactive aggression and cognitive distortion among adolescents from Arequipa City in Peru, in order to it was necessary to  practice a  psychometrical analysis of  the  tests used. In  that sense there were  evaluated 2830 high school students (48.9% female and 51.1% male) aged 13  and 19 years old, with Reactive/Proactive Aggression Questionnaire and the How I Think Questionnaire. The psychometrical analysis included the estimation of the validity and reliability of the instruments applied, so as the correlation analysis to determine the relation between the variables. The psychometrical results shown that the construct validity and the reliability of the questionnaires, have good fit values and internal consistency; while the correlation analysis reveal that the reactive aggression is weakly related with cognitive distortions, and proactive aggression is related y moderate way cognitive distortions.

A non-experimental, cross-sectional and correlational study that aims to analyze the relationship between traumatic events and psychopathological symptoms in 286 university students (76.6% women and 23.4% men) between 18 and 59 years   (M = 24.03; SD 7.14) by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. A large part of the sample did not present any traumatic event and those who presented them showed levels of neutral and/or negative affectation. The most frequent events are the death of a loved one, robbery or assault, divorce of the parents, nervous breakdown, school failure, rejection or failure in a relationship. The least reported events are severe or chronic illness, imprisonment or torture, loss of a child or second marriage. In general, the sample presented low scores in all the psychopathological dimensions. All the variables are related in a statistically significant way, which supports the interaction between traumatic events and various psychopathological symptoms.