Self-care as a component of the psychologist’s mental health from a biopsychosocial perspective

Abstract

This article aims to describe the importance of self-care competence in the mental
health of psychology professionals from a biopsychosocial perspective, reflecting on
how personality, social construction and praxis influence self-care. The theoretical
revision was made from a qualitative approach, from the hermeneutical perspective;
multiple authors continue to point to how vital it is to develop skills acquired in the
academic exercise of training future psychologists; However, it is in the professional
practice where not only the skills but the integrating tools are acquired, compared
to what the professional task requires once it begins in the field work; it is inferred
then from the conclusions that the psychologist is responsible for assuming self-care
as a competence for their well-being and professional practice; a task that cannot be
assumed in the co-participation of the various associations in favor of mental health
and self-care.