PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES ARE ASSOCIATED IN INDIVIDUALS WITH COVID-19

COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus that could lead to a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). There is growing evidence indicating that patients can develop a variety of neurological manifestations that affect the central and peripheral nervous systems. These manifestations can occur before, during and even after the onset of general symptoms of COVID-19 (Ghaydaa et al., 2021). A main question that permeates this study is if the COVID-19 pandemic can impact individual`s ability to describe their own emotions directly related to the presence of neurological manifestations that involve the cognitive performance of these individuals. In other words, this ability is associated with the mental health of post-COVID-19 individuals. Given the high social impact unveiled by this pandemic state on the lives of the population, an effect on these aspects is expected.