严重急性呼吸综合征引发恐惧现象的社会心理分析

目的：分析严重急性呼吸综合征(SARS)暴发流行引起的社会恐惧现象，帮助人们认识并重视遭遇突发重大事件时面临的社会心理学问题。方法：运用心理学的方法分析SARS所带来的社会恐慌心理的表现、原因和危害。结果：突如其来的SARS使人们不知所措，产生恐惧。恐惧的后果无论是对社会，还是对人类本身都会产生不良的影响，它不仅影响社会的正常工作、学习与生活，而且影响个体机体平衡与行为选择，并有可能导致疾病的进一步传播。结论：通过对SARS暴发流行的反思，应重视社会心理学在遭遇突发重大事件时对社会公众的疏导、干预作用；建立健全社会的预防、干预体系以确保社会稳定和社会成员的心理健康，呼吁建立相应的社会心理应激处理机制。

Social psychology analysis of fear derived from severe acute respiratory syndrome

Objective:To study the social psychology of people when facing severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS),a sudden social crisis.Methods:Using the social psychological methods,we analyzed the manifestations,causes and hazards of the public fear derived from the outbreak of SARS in China.Results:Sudden outbreak of SARS made people full of uncertainty and fear,and such fear would bring adverse effects to the society.It affected not only the daily life of people,but aslo their physical, mental stability and behavior reaction.Conclusion:SARS makes us realize the importance of psychology and psychiatry to individuals and to the society.It is imperative to establish a comprehensive provention and intervention system of diseases to maintain the social stability and the well being of individuals.