Life quality in Bhutan

Hi! Today i want to comment two graphs of an study survey in Bhutan



This graph shows the life quality in a scale of five terms: very poor, poor, neither poor nor good, good, and very good. As you can see in the graph, most of the people (exactly 51,2 percent) choose “neither poor nor good”. Besides we can see that a lot of people choose “good” (33.5). So most of the people feels that their life quality is average to good. Other interesting thing is that just a few people choose “poor” or “very poor”.



As you can see in the graph there are a lot of “sources of stress”. From religious to financial sources. “Financial insecurity” appears as the main source of stress with a 36 percent of the responses . I think this just prove the horrors of the capitalist system. How the money becomes the most important thing in life. It shows how money can manipulate our emotions. Another source that have a high percentage of responses is “Labour pressure”, Thing that is very related with money

So …

Is money the most important thing in our life in this capitalist world?

Psychology and music

The Spanish-French singer Manu Chao recorded his latest album in collaboration with psychiatric patients of Buenos Aires Argentina. In the psychiatric hospital they a have a radio called “La Colifata”, so here Manu have all the gear he need to record his album. The album called “Viva la Colifata!” features 20 songs of things that are important for the patients. He mix some old material with some patients’ poems. The album is available for free download at VivaLaColifata.org, but people are asked to make a donation to help the hospital's to treating mental illness.

Like i said in the past week, I love music. And i study psychology so i choose this article bebause it mix my carrer with one of the important things i like to do, that is playing music. I think is a great way to approach to the patients problems. Is a good way to help the hospital, because at the website of the record you are asked to make a donation. Is great to see how people, even no professional in the area, can comprehend the patients just for the motivaton of help them. I would like to do something similar than Manu Chao when i graduate as a psychology.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/aug/28/manu-chao-psychiatric-patients