Review of principles for behavior modification in ayurveda, on the background of reducing social capital during Covid-19
International Journal of Development Research
Review of principles for behavior modification in ayurveda, on the background of reducing social capital during Covid-19
Received 28th July, 2020; Received in revised form 14th August, 2020; Accepted 20th September, 2020; Published online 30th October, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Thushara Joy. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The outbreak of a pandemic like COVID-19 in world has resulted in bringing changes even to the social connections of an individual. The measures adopted to prevent the diseases like isolation is weakening an individual’s social capital or the "connections among individuals – social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them.”1This weakened social support has triggered mental health issues in many individuals. The methods to tackle a person’s stress by expanding his Self-awareness and integrity would be beneficial in this situation. This paper attempts to review the principles of Ayurvedic psychology which are described for behavioral modification by self-integration.
