EL CHIVO EXPIATORIO…

We have all heard the term «scapegoat» at some point. But, do you know what a scapegoat is? Where does that mythical expression come from? What is its psychological mechanism?… Let’s take a look to know more about this peculiar expression. Continúa leyendo EL CHIVO EXPIATORIO…

EN LA MENTE DEL SUICIDA

Putting an end to one’s own existence is perhaps the most tragic reaction that human beings can resort to in the face of some stressful or adverse circumstances in life, the same ones that have overwhelmingly escaped their ability to resolve. Statistics tell us that suicide is today a public health problem in the world, as confirmed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) 700,000 people commit suicidal behavior per year in the world, data to 2021. Continúa leyendo EN LA MENTE DEL SUICIDA

MITOS QUE ENTORPECEN LA PREVENCIÓN DE LA CONDUCTA SUICIDA

Addressing the issue of suicide is not an easy task, it is a particularly sensitive issue, in whose problems a large number of factors intervene, in addition to being surrounded by stigmas, myths, taboos, and moral arguments that help very little to people at risk or their relatives, quite the contrary, they are constituted as obstacles in the prevention of such conduct, so it is of paramount importance that they be disclosed, as well as their respective rectifications, in order to eradicate them and provide more resources to the community. population in the approach of people who are at risk. Continúa leyendo MITOS QUE ENTORPECEN LA PREVENCIÓN DE LA CONDUCTA SUICIDA

PSICOLOGÍA: LA IRA NARCISISTA

Narcissistic rage or rage can be defined as a dangerous reaction of intense and explosive anger, loaded with physical, verbal and psychological violence, however it can also be expressed as passive-aggressive violence, and that is evidenced when a narcissist feels threatened, ignored, upset or disappointed, which they process as a serious attack on their sense of grandiosity, of superiority, and of having more rights than everyone else. Continúa leyendo PSICOLOGÍA: LA IRA NARCISISTA

PSICOLOGIA: ADICTOS AL CAOS Y LA CONFRONTACION

Chaos is a term that refers to disorganization, lack of structure, lack of coherence, disorder, dispersion, confusion, unpredictability and lack of control, all of the above represented in situations that cause physical and emotional stress as well as bewilderment. Continúa leyendo PSICOLOGIA: ADICTOS AL CAOS Y LA CONFRONTACION

TRATAMIENTO SILENCIOSO… QUE ES? Y COMO ENFRENTARLO

The term had its origin in the penitentiary reforms of 1835, where it was experimented as «treatment» to give «treatment of absolute silence» to inmates in prisons as an alternative to physical punishment, it specifically consisted of the prohibition of prisoners from speaking , being called only by a number instead of their name and having their faces covered so that they do not see each other, with this it was intended that they reflect on their crimes. Contrary to what could be defined as a «treatment», it became instead a weapon of psychological torture. Continúa leyendo TRATAMIENTO SILENCIOSO… QUE ES? Y COMO ENFRENTARLO