Mental health in Puerto Rico

As I mentioned in previous blogs I study in Puerto Rico and in this week's blog I'll be talking about what think the Puerto Rican society regarding mental health. The society in Puerto Rico misunderstood the use of mental health and people see it as something through which they may be will obtain money. I'm not judging, much less writing that the Puerto Rican people see it that way but unfortunately most people who go to a psychologist or psychiatrist in Puerto Rico go with other intentions. People view it as a way of obtaining money from the government through what is known as "social security" and "retirement pension" that this is when a person retires, either by age or a health condition that no allows you to work to support themselves. When disability retirement the government forces you to visit a psychologist or psychiatrist to evaluate your case to see if you qualify for the economic help but many people (not all) will open up a file,get their money and live happily . The reality is that in Puerto Rico there is insufficient support as mental health concerns and the few that exist are used incorrectly. I'm not saying everything is responsible for the company because it is not, the government has much to do for people acted that way. I can understand that there are many bad people that want to get as much as possible the government but there are people who do need good services and that there are more intent than those being cared for and receive good service. There are several occasions when people are devastated and they are seeking mental health services and because they were not given, ends up committing suicide. This review is for both government and citizenship: the government should start to be swayed by people who really need the services and if suffering from serious illness and people should be allowed to stop being stupid and playing with mental health that because of a few pays the rest of the people. As I said once, long ago: "There are more good people than bad people"

Sexuality as part of psychology

As I mentioned in the last blog, in the blog of this week will be devoted to the topic of sexuality and how it relates to psychology. I think it's important to focus on themes such as this one because the things that are happening at present are often associated with the topic. Many people say it is wrong or is "bad" talk about this issue but I think that it is for this way of thinking that many people don't make good use of their sexuality. 

Sexuality is a set of practices, behaviors, etc. related to the pursuit of sexual pleasure and reproduction. In brief, sexuality was given to maintain the existence of the human race and for the pursuit of sexual pleasure. The problem arises when we do not educate and seek wrongly sexual pleasure and this leads to problems like having early pregnant teenagers or people with psycho-pathological problems. 

Sexuality goes hand in hand with psychology because if you do not have a good sexual education you could be out of control to the point where you get to experience paraphilias. Paraphilias are a sickening pattern of sexual behavior in which the predominant source of pleasure is not in the copula, but in some other activity that accompanies it. If paraphilias don't are controlled in time can cause great mental disorders that can lead to undertake horrible acts against family members, lead to jail or a mental institution. For example, it is in this category where sadomasochism and masochism presented to us in the film Fifty Shades of Grey fall. In conclusion, sex education is an essential part of growth and this depends on having a healthy sex life.

Psychology: Definition

Psychology is the science that deals with the behavior and mental processes of individuals whose field of study covers all aspects of human experience. Also focuses on biological processes that occur in the brain and helps us understand and explain the human mind. Psychology is divided into many branches being clinical psychology, social psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, educational psychology and neuropsychology the most common. Besides these divisions, and there are many more besides these, are subdivided to create a whole tree of knowledge. But since my bachelor is in psychology and mental health I will be leaning towards clinical psychology and its divisions. Although there is bound to psychology that soon I'll be focusing which is sexology. 

Psychology is a branch which is very interesting because it helps you discover the human mind and helps you better understand why people act as they do. Last but not least we must make clear the difference between psychologist and psychiatrist because people always get confused and think they are the same. Basically the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is that the psychiatrist prescribes medications and the psychologist can not. 

Introduction

Hi!, my name is Mariela Rivera, I'm in fourth year of university and I am studying psychology and mental health in the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. I choose as theme for this blog the psychology because it is what I am studying and I think that people need to understand that psychologist no are related (necessarily) with crazy people. Through this blog I will provide information about what is psychology and which are the branches of psychology, how important is in our lives, why I'm studying this profession, why is my goal, etc. I hope that the information provided in this blog is of benefit to people who really need it and use it in the best way possible.