Easing Coronavirus Anxiety
Wit & Reason with Dr. Alexis Moreno
*Updated: CDC Recommendations include wearing a mask in public settings to decrease risk of asymptomatic spread. Refer to the CDC and your local public health center for up-to-date information about COVID-19.
We are in what some experts are calling an infodemic – as confirmed cases of coronavirus continue to grow so does misinformation. On today’s show, Dr. Alexis partners up with licensed clinical social worker, Alex Honigman to address our fears and anxieties around coronavirus.
Dr. Alexis shares how to maintain informed about COVID-19 while also managing your stress levels. Dr. Alexis & Alex breakdown CDC prevention recommendations and give you tips on how to incorporate these healthy behaviors in your daily life. Fears and anxieties don’t bring out the best in us. Dr. Alexis and Alex also address coronavirus on a social and psychological level. Listen in to get the mental health perspective of this global concern and refer to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and WHO (World Health Organization) for COVID-19 updates.
Resources from the Show
Rolling updates on coronavirus disease, COVID-19 (World Health Organization)
Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
How to prepare for coronavirus in the U.S. Spoiler: Not sick? No need to wear a mask (The Washington Post)
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Host
ALEXIS MORENO, PSYD, MA, MS - SHE/HER
CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST & HEALTH CORRESPONDENT
Dr. Moreno is passionate about the interplay between mass media communications, culture, and personal factors. Which explains her academic pursuits. She has a Doctorate in Community Clinical Psychology, a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Bachelor of Science in both Television Broadcasting and Psychology. The more time she spends studying psychological theory, researching human behavior, and working in the community, the more she is inspired by the power of systematically addressing personal and social issues. She has worked as a health educator with middle and high school students, provided psychotherapy with children, families, and couples recovering from violence and trauma, and treated adults on parole and in maximum security psychiatric hospitals suffering from severe mental illness. Dr. Moreno uses an ecological and biopsychosocial approach to every case conceptualization and collaboratively works with teams in a respectful, humanistic style. Passionate about working with a diverse clientele, she tailors her interventions and presentations to engage and meet the needs of every stakeholder involved.
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ALEX HONIGMAN, LICSW - HE/HIM
CONSULTING SOCIAL WORKER & HEALTH CORRESPONDENT
Alex Honigman enjoys the relationship between psyche and society. Having never wanted to pick a side in nature versus nurture debate he pursued degrees in both Psychology and Sociology and finally a Masters of Social Work with an emphasis on clinical interventions. He has worked as an educator for non-profits and lecturer for Universities. Starting as a therapist for survivors of trauma, moving on to perpetrators, and spent significant time as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at a Forensic State Hospital. Alex continues to emphasize culture as a key component to effective therapy and the changing of systems (organizations and businesses). Whether this is through; music, film, tv, art, comics, games, memes, or other aspects of popular (or sometimes unpopular) culture. Utilizing an individual’s cultural values to make for a more meaningful individualized therapeutic intervention.