Dr stress test Yamamoto: Is that note true?

Nowadays, more than ever, it is necessary to practically doubt almost everything that is sent through social networks. The phenomenon of fake news is a testament to how quickly misinformation can spread, but often it can even come in the form of a fake test. This is the case of an image that was being shared through social networks and even WhatsApp as a test to measure stress level supposedly made by a Japanese professor named Dr. Yamamoto and that actually has nothing to do with it.

 The stress test by Dr. Yamamoto

It all started when the image was posted on Tumblr last week. In it, the person responsible for the post announced that the image had been taken by a Japanese neurology professor named doctor Yamamoto and that if the user managed to detect no movement or just a little, she would be mentally healthy, but if she moved a lot, she would be stressed.

“This image was created by Professor of Neurology Dr. Yamamoto:
If she doesn't move, it means you are healthy and have slept well.
If she is moving very slowly, it shows that you are stressed or tired.
If she is moving continuously and fast, it shows that you are very stressed and there may be psychological changes.”

 The result

As a result, since the image moves to practically everyone, the post became viral on the internet, being spread across various social media, especially WhatsApp, which is currently the type of media where this type of misinformation is most spread. .

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These people really believed that they were stressed and that the test could make sense, and some even questioned whether the test would be valid to show the boss as proof of their mental condition and thus take a few days off from work.

The truth behind the image

It turns out that the image was created by artist Yurii Perepadia, a 50-year-old graphic designer from Ukraine. He stated that none of what is said in this viral message is true and that the image has nothing to do with measuring the level of stress. Seeing how much the lie was spreading and how much people were believing it all, Yurii posted an explanation on her Instagram.

 “I drew this optical illusion in Adobe Illustrator on September 26, 2016. To create it, I used Akioshi Kitaoka's effect. It is an effect of black and white strokes on top of a color background image, which activates the focus of the vision and gives the impression that the image is moving. Japanese psychotherapist Dr. Yamamoto Hashima has nothing to do with this image. In fact, Yamamoto Hashima doesn't even really exist."

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In this way, this becomes yet another example that not everything that is on the internet is true and that we should always be suspicious of this type of post or viral that spreads so quickly.