COVID-19: WILL THE PANDEMIC BE A SIGN OF SOCIAL TRAUMA?

Abstract

This article sought to contextualize and reflect on the social impacts in Brazil, by the pandemic promoted by Covid-19 and whether these have become a social trauma. It was observed that authorities, specialists and the population diverged in relation to health care, social protective measures and treatment of those affected by the disease. In addition to the repetition of behaviors in the face of past epidemics and pandemics, such as yellow fever and Spanish flu. For this, we sought, from a psychoanalytic perspective, to identify what could be behind these attitudes. Because Brazil is experiencing the pandemic, it is not possible to draw conclusions about the possible social trauma, but it is important to observe how society has behaved, considering the cultural moment that values individualism, narcissistic satisfaction and the fantasies of the subject that each encourage collective living less.

Keywords

• covid19
• social-trauma
• psychoanalysis