Psychological Dimension of HIV/AIDS

Abstract

HIV/AIDS has negative effects on mental health, social relations and quality of life. With this paper, psychological aspect of the illness was considered. Psychological responses to the HIV/AIDS have emotional, cognitive and behavioral dimensions. Depression, grief and bereavement, suicidal risk, anxiety, somatization and hypochondriasis, guilt and anger were taken into the account in this paper. These responses changes in process of the illness İlke asymptomatic phases, early symptomatic phases, later symptomatic phases and AIDS phases. As a result, psychological responses like depression, anxiety, somatization, anger and guilt emerge as a result of HIV/AIDS. These responses changes över the course of the illness in conjunction with uncertainty and the emergence of the illness symptoms. Gi ving in forma tion to the Hl V/AIDS clients about comorbidity of physical symptoms of the illness and psychological reactions may help them to cope with these reactions and examine their experiences more objectively.

Keywords

• Psychological responses,HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS’İN PSİKOLOJİK BOYUTU

Abstract

HIV/AlDS’in ruh sağlığı, sosyal ilişkiler ve yaşam kalitesi üzerinde olumsuz etkilen vardır.. Hastalığa verilen psikolojik tep­kilerin duygusal, bilişsel ve davranışsal boyutları bulunmaktadır. Bu yazıda dep­resyon, keder ve kayıp, intihar riski, anksiyete, somatizasyon ve hipokondriazis, suçluluk ve öfke üzerinde durulmuştur. Bu tepkiler hastalığın aşa­maları, asemptomatik aşama, erken semptomatik aşama, ilen semptomatik aşama ve AIDS aşamasında farklılaş­maktadır. Sonuç olarak depresyon, anksiyete, somatizasyon, öfke ve suçlu­luk gibi psikolojik tepkiler HIV/AIDS'e bağlı olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu tep­kiler hastalığın seyrindeki belirsizlikle birleşerek, hastalık belirtilerinin ortaya çıkmasıyla hızla değişmektedir. HIV/AlDS’İi müracaatçılara hastalığın fiziksel semptomları ve psikolojik belirtiler konusunda bilgi verilmesi onların bu tep­kilerle başetmesine ve kendi deneyimle­rini daha objektif olarak değerlendirmele­rine yardımcı olabilir.

Keywords

• Psikolojik tepkiler,HIV/AIDS

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