Impact of crisis situations on mental health in young adults

Abstract

Abstract. A crisis is an emotionally critical, tense, overwhelming state in which a person is forced to face a situation that threatens their mental health. The current situation then becomes more important for the individual; completely fills his attention and thoughts, nevertheless, they cannot be avoided or resolved with standard problem-solving strategies. A crisis is a threatening situation that has various causes, e.g. it can be caused by an epidemic, war, natural disaster, life cycle change. A person in crisis experiences threats, hopelessness, and helplessness. It is typical for people in crisis that the situation causing the loss of balance is at the center of their thoughts and emotions. The individual is not able to structure her/him thoughts or emotions at all, nor can she put her/him knowledge to the service of a solution. If this situation persists, it affects the individual's physical and mental health in the long term. In our presentation, we would like to present the stuckness of young adults (university students) in a crisis situation and the ways to resolve it through a case report.