Abstract:
Education can be identified as a fundamental human right. Herbert Spencer defines education as the process of training a person to live a full life. Social security helps to protect the quality of education. Every society must pay close attention to the health of the community in order to ensure a secure existence. Diseases interfere with the normal existence of a society. The COVID-19 pandemic is one such social barrier. This has led to a breakdown in the mental health of individuals. It is therefore important to consider mental well-being as part of the public health response to COVID-19. The student community can be identified as a major group suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to study the mental health problems faced by the student community in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifty students at schools and universities were selected for this study under the Simple Random Sampling method. Interviews, observations, case studies were used as the primary data collection method and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Education and Hospital Records were also used as secondary data collection method. Negative situations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic such as loss of classroom education and peer groups, social distance, isolation of areas, announcements of COVID-19 infection deaths have created an alienated situation in the student community. In this situation, the student has no understanding of himself/herself in relation to the environment in which s/he lives. Neurosis is one of the most common mental health problems in most students, with uncertainty about future education and job goals. This is due to the persistent negative thoughts and the "new normal" formed by COVID-19. Depression can be identified as a rapidly spreading mental problem in the student community in this "new normal" condition. Due to this risk in society, the student community is at risk of developing mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, Personality disorders and PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder). The current student community highly suffers from frustration. To get rid of this condition, the mind must be freed from the irrational thoughts that easily occupy their minds. This study may suggest that creating an existential view of life in the student community can help reduce their mental health problems and maintain good mental health during the pandemic.
