Community powerlessness in preventing covid 19

Abstract

This study aims to describe and analyze how people's helplessness in preventing the spread of covid 19. The theory used is based on the thoughts of Solomon (1976) who stated that helplessness occurs from factors related to the inability to control emotions and negative judgments, as well as knowledge and skills in people exposed to covid 19. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method, with a case study strategy. While data collection uses several techniques, namely interviews, group discussions, observations and docuitation studies. The results showed that people's helplessness in preventing Covid-19 was caused by the inability to control emotions caused by the disease they experienced. This condition has an impact on decreasing the immunity of covid 19 sufferers. This is exacerbated by the inferiority complex caused by exposure to Covid 19. So covid 19 sufferers avoid hospital treatment. Likewise, limitations on knowledge and skills in preventing Covid 19. Impact on the avoidance of health care provided by hospitals. Those who suffer from covid 19 tend to isolate themselves more, staying home not carrying out activities outside the home, but in an open home environment. This condition causes people's helplessness in preventing exposure to covid 19.