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He is already best in everything he tackles. Wher building walls, respecting women or understanding taxes. But US president does not write a triumph himself, but he is certified by psychologists, rapists, and physicians: no one harms American psyche just more than he does. You know who it is.
The self-conception of a nation suffers, not just with every or shithole comment. But what worries researchers is that this suffering becomes chronic. Since election campaign, country's situation has become one of biggest stress factors of Americans. And she's on best way to make her permanently sick.
In fact, three-quarters of Americans now complain about mental and physical stress symptoms. One-third each reported nervousness or anxiety, anger or irritability. It also accumulates discomfort such as headache and abdominal pain. Many people sleep worse under ir new president (Stress in America: state of our nation, American Psychological Association, 2017). A majority of adults across all ages see ir country even at deepest historical point y can remember. This expresses immensely on mind and is not a random temporal connection. It's also up to him.
All this emerges from current representative study stress in America. Behind it is largest Psychologengesellschaft of USA, American Psychological Association, short APA. Their experts had already identified a significant increase in stress levels during US election campaign and shortly reafter for first time in survey conducted since 2007. The reason was new: Never before had country reacted more nervously to a presidential election. Nothing stressed population any more. Previously, topics such as job, money and economy had always been top priority.
The stress of millions is more political than ever. A key role is "uncertainty," says Vaile Wright, who is also head of research at APA. "We have an unpredictable president who is regularly breaking social norms." This is true for many of his followers, but it leads to permanent stress.
Psychorapists are increasingly reporting from patients who are afraid of living in a country soon, by being no longer safe. "These are not fears, in which tax class one now falls, in essence it is about extinction", says clinical psychologist and doctor Jennifer Sweeton. A stark choice of words and a subjective impression that expert and or physicians observe in ir daily work. Especially among migrants, survivors of sexual violence and refugees are people who feel existential threatened. From degrading nature of president, his attempts to radically change immigration policy and his racist utterances. "These people report that y feel as if y were under siege and even fear for ir fundamental rights," says psychologist Angela Londoño-McConnell.
Date Of Update: 23 January 2018, 12:03
