"Selfies" and plastic surgeries"

     Today is very common to be connected to social networks and take "selfies" (photos taken by oneself) either to share with others our achievements or daily life; but it has been seen that this method leads to physical insecurity. According to a survey of 2,700 clinics by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, it showed that one of three clinics had noticed an increase in cosmetic procedures because patients were much more attentive to their image in social media. Sam Rizk plastic surgeon has his clinic in Manhattan and says that many patients arrive with their cell phones and show their pictures showing physical defects they believe they have. Rizk says that "selfies begin to be crazy" because the photographs represent a distorted image of reality, so often rejected patients with selfies. The American Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,  business volume has increased by 25%, although they may not realize the relationship between the "selfies" and increasing cosmetic surgeries, this does not rule out that this had influenced. However, in the case of Europe, particularly in Spain the crisis has prevented this type of evolution. The Spanish surgeon Moisés Martín Anaya says that "social networks, increases the complex of many teenagers and, therefore, the desire to make the desired change in appearance, is not the same complex operated by whim". Mostly, people get plastic or reconstructive surgeries are performed because they want to end a physical defect that prevents them personal development unlike others that they do on a whim and social trends.

(Newspaper: The New Day / Tuesday, March 20, 2016)

     I believe that technological media have been a breakthrough for humanity, but in recent years have damaged the mental and emotional health of society. Mostly many teens are influenced by various modalities, in this case the famous "selfies" which can achieve certain risk factors such as inferiority complexes, obsession, insecurity, among others. Currently, many young people and adults depend on their physical appearance and how it is projected through social networks, creating certain complex and obsessions such as plastic surgery. However, on occasion we have been driven by some kind of fashion, starting from the clothes we choose ourselves to be connected in social networks, but this should not take over our daily lives.

Self-esteem and Puerto Rican youth: Effectiveness of an intervention model to improve self-esteem and reduce symptoms of depression. Puertorriqueña Psicología magazine.

      Many of our youths are suffering from symptoms of depression and low self-esteem. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of the workshops offered by the program Improving Your Self-Esteem (META) of the Office for the Promotion and Human Development, Inc. in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. This program is intended to strengthen the self-esteem of adolescents and young adults. Also, to see  if these were effective in reducing symptoms of depression and evaluate the existence of a relationship between self-esteem and depression (Rosello, Toro-Alfonso & Vera, 2010). The method used was mixed. They are involving a total of 70 people between the ages of 16-29 years. Based on this research it showed that the workshops offered by the META program are effective in improving self-esteem and also for reducing symptoms of depression. Therefore, a relationship between self-esteem and depression reflection, the more symptoms of depression lower self-esteem levels shown. Programs like this should continue training to help our youth and lead them to self-acceptance. No matter if you are weak or thin, overweight or obese, we are human beings with a purpose which we must fulfill.

     As far as I'm concerned, these programs are very helpful for people who are facing problems with depression and low self-esteem because of their appearance. Depression and low self-esteem are negative factors which affect our way of life, including people around us. It is important to strengthen our positive emotions in order to get right with ourselves. In addition, identifying depression or any emotional problems in time decreases the risk of suffering from severe depression in the future. However, reading tells us how important it is to be well with ourselves and love ourselves as we are and that everyone has a purpose to fulfill in this life. Love yourself, respect yourself and value yourself.

Technique of release of stress for A/a techno stress:

The technique of release of stress, better known as "tapping" can help a person "techno-addicted" identifying the different stressors that has the subject with respect to its constant addiction to the technology. A person addicted to techno face this opposition falls into the frustration because its world tour and constantly depends of an electronic device, so this stressor could damage their health in various ways such as: the bad mood, anxiety and despair, among others. In addition, as mentioned in the article, the techno-dependence causes stressful levels on the subject already that feels the desire and need to be constantly attached to his means of technology, so that the hour of sleep are shortened, there is greater fatigue as a result of not sleeping correctly and the stress caused by the unit, there is increased deconcentrating toward other things and greater backwardness to perform tasks or responsibilities. The "tapping", can serve in the reduction or elimination of stressors because it is a technique in which identifies these emotional blocks caused by stress. I have the notion that if a person techno-addicted goes to a coaching; this may remove those locks, frustrations and diverse emotions caused by the unit. In addition, are techniques that serve for the remainder of his life as human beings we tend to be constantly exposed to stress in our daily living.

Today we can see that the technology has evolved in a drastic way, but in the same way the human being is still tardy since in some cases as says the psychologist Antonio Cano, some people have a phobia and other tend to rely on this. I believe that as people thinking, we must have the capacity and responsibility to make proper use of the technological means, exercising the absolute control because sometimes we let ourselves be carried away by both the technology that we neglect our role as a citizen. In addition, we put an end to our mental presence more in networks focusing social and move away from the society; especially the family since it does not establish dialogs or intra-family relations. I believe that the most important thing is to be able to create this balance in use technology more by necessity than by bone and decrease the risk of stress in our lives by means of stress management techniques.

Third Generation Suicide:

    When choosing a psychology career, a health professional always has to be mentally and emotionally prepared to confront and manage any type of situation. Suicide is a mental illness which is present worldwide in different

populations. This time, I will talk of suicide in the elderly; seniors have a high

tendency to commit these acts.Then I’ll explain in detail which types of suicide

and what represents  this suicidal behavior in this population.

Suicide is an autoaggression act caused by a person to end its life. This is

considered a major health problem gradually. Nevertheless, suicide it’s divided

into two types: authentic suicide, which is more common en men between the

ages of 30 to 40, with a male to female ratio of 3:1. The second type is called

parasuicide which is governed by blackmail and manipulation since the person’s ultimate goal is not to culminate in his life, is a kind of reversing and getting

out ending their life. Suicide is complex because the reasons that an individual

has to want to end his life are diverse; sometimes it is due to personal, social

problems, or both. However, most of these suicides are committed by men  over 60 by a firearm, intake of antidepressants and hanging. However, through the study of materials and methods, a bibliographical review was performed

and methods used documentary analysis and synthesis, which released the

results. One of the main risk factors inducing suicide in older adults is

depression, which is linked to other diseases; which is why the suicidal behavior of the elderly can be detected faster but their suicide attempts are more abrupt compared with youth. It can prevent  depression and suicide through

support and family contact.

As far as I am concerned, I consider suicide a mental illness which can be

minimized by means of  support. Identifying these risk behaviors in time and

getting the person professional help and family support, can significantly reduce this

 behavior. Many times, people with suicide like behaviors try to get help,

but not directly. It is a call by behaviors or suicidal depression factor which leads to it. However, one should be alert to identify possible signs of suicide in

different populations, and watch our  elderly as these also have problems.