Previous literature has identified panic buying as often being a response to environmental stressors. In early 2020, we saw an increase in panic buying as a response to a real and/or perceived lack of resources due to COVID-19. Although panic buying has a long history, there is a lack of literature to provide a psychological understanding of the phenomenon. During the early days of COVID-19 clients presented with fear and uncertainty. These negative emotions were, in part, a response to a real shortage of basic supplies. However, the panic response led to behaviors that, for some individuals, resulted in atypical buying patterns. From a therapeutic perspective, one can consider behavioral and psychodynamic explanations and interventions, and how this impacts the associated behaviors. This article will focus on psychodynamic understandings of panic buying as a response to events that result in negative emotions. By providing a psychodynamic understanding of panic buying, authors hope to contribute to the therapy of clients presenting with related behaviors and their associated negative affect.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, panic buying, interventions, psychodynamic, psychological understanding, 【초록키워드】 therapy, Impact, therapeutic, Psychological, resource, Atypical, Panic, negative emotions, negative emotion, stressors, Perspective, Affect, event, lack, contribute, increase in, individuals, presenting, 【제목키워드】 understanding, Len,