The COVID-19 pandemic possesses challenges for individuals with preexisting mental health conditions, such as those with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Illness Anxiety Disorder. Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, sanitary precautions have become encouraged. Mental health practitioners need to examine how the normalization of these practices may become triggers and reinforcements for obsessive thinking and compulsive behaviors.

Since the declaration of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns, countries across the world have seen an increase in reports of interpersonal violence. During these trying times, digital mental health resources tailored to interpersonal violence are needed. Through the use of online platforms such as websites, mobile applications, and social media, survivors and perpetrators alike can access tools that help them manage stressors induced by the coronavirus as well as practice emotional regulation techniques and communication strategies at home.

Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has instigated a paradigm shift in psychology graduate training and education. As these system-wide changes are being implemented, Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) continue to be disproportionately impacted as they simultaneously experience, witness, and relive the deleterious consequences of systemic and institutional racism as trainees and members of minoritized communities. The field requires a radical culture shift to counteract the effects of ongoing psychological harm on trainees of color. Method: Our analyses are grounded in two decolonizing frameworks, Critical Race Theory and Liberation Psychology. We also provide a systems-based analysis of how BIPOC trainees are impacted by systemic racism and examine how these -isms are perpetuated in psychology training. Testimonios are used as examples on how to center trainee's experiential knowledge. Conclusions: Psychology is uniquely positioned to transform how science and practice informs, builds, and sustains equitable systems for trainees and the public. The profession must question and disrupt the status quo and system inequities to build capacity and foster resistance. Clinical Impact StatementBlack, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) hold multiple intersectional identities that are exacerbated by the injustices they encounter in their professional paths. Despite diversity and inclusion efforts, psychology training programs often fail to mitigate race-based traumatic stressors, adversely impacting the educational experiences and mental health of trainees. Therefore, we argue that Critical Race Theory and Liberation Psychology are frameworks that unearth these disparities by (a) providing historical context to distributions of power shaped by colonialism, (b) challenging ingrained systems of privilege and oppression, and (c) legitimizing experiences of BIPOC trainees.

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Objective The purpose of this systematic review was to examine how emodiversity affects mental and physical health. Emodiversity has been described as an integral component of the human emotional ecosystem that can serve as a predictor for mental and physical health. Data Selection This review was conducted using the following databases: Taylor & Francis, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and ProQuest Central. Inclusion criteria consisted of peer-reviewed articles published in English between the years of 2011–2019. Keywords for the search included emodiversity, emotional diversity, emotion, neuroscience, physical health, and mental health. A total number of 20 articles were reviewed and 8 articles were retained. Data Synthesis Research indicated that lack of differentiated emotional experiences, specifically the continuity of negative emotional states, stimulates inflammatory responses that are associated with negative moods and traits, such as depression and anxiety. Furthermore, heightened systemic inflammation has been associated with poor health conditions, such as Type II Diabetes, insulin resistance, rheumatoid disease, and oxidative stress. On the other hand, the presence of differentiation in emotions may lead to adaptive coping and adjustment. Emodiversity is also considered a predictor of habits that may contribute positively to physical health, such as healthy diets, regular exercise, and refraining from smoking. Conclusion Articles reviewed suggest that emodiversity is a fundamental criterion for evaluating the human emotional ecosystem. Reviewed literature showed that the absence of emodiversity may be related to different mental health conditions and physical illnesses. Studies have shown that diverse emotional experiences are beneficial for mental and physical health.