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Any work on stress and poverty after the year 2020 will have a hard time ignoring the pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. A crisis is revealing—it unmasks the vulnerability of a society. Stress is also revealing—it is a reflection of the interplay of internal and external factors and an indicator of environmental dynamics. A crisis should trigger warning systems and appropriate responses to external pressures such as stress. Members of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology have “emphasized that distress and anxiety are normal reactions to a situation as threatening and unpredictable as the coronavirus pandemic” (Vinkers et al., Eur Neuropsychophar 35:12–16, 2020). Stress is a sign of adaptation, but different bodies or systems are prepared differently for coping with stress. Thus, a crisis is a “stress test” for individuals, but also for the social and political system and for the resilience of the infrastructure. |
