CHANGE OF SOCIAL MENTALITY UNDER THE EPIDEMIC SITUATION OF COVID-19 AND ITS COUNTERMEASURES

Abstract: Good social mentality is the prerequisite for social development and stability, and the social and psychological basis for social governance and innovation. A mental prevention "wall" should be built first in order to battle against the COVID-19 epidemic. In this paper, we analyzed "Four Trends" and "Four Difficulties" of the social mentality change in China, and the manifestation and cause of the five negative social mentalities including fluke, panic, anger, onlooking, and curiosity under the epidemic situation of COVID-19. In order to cultivate self-esteem, selfconfidence, rationality, composure, and optimism among our people, we should strengthen the construction of public psychological service system and public service capability, enhance the transparency of information dissemination, improve the capability to handle public opinions, and strengthen the scientific quality education of the public.

Keywords: Epidemic Situation of COVID-19; Social Mentality; Cause; Countermeasures