Psychology in Latin America: Current Status, Challenges and Perspectives

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This contributed volume is a real “who is who” in Latin American psychology. Edited by the most prominent psychology researcher alive in the region, the book presents a comprehensive panorama of psychology in Latin America as a science, as a profession and as a way of improving the quality of life of individuals and communities. Despite its achievements, Latin American psychology is little known by the international psychological community. In order to fill this gap, Dr. Rubén Ardila has invited the most important researchers and practitioners in the region to present an overview of psychology as both a profession and a research field in Latin America in the following areas: · Scientific research · Professional issues · Clinical and health psychology · Developmental psychology · Educational and school psychology · Organizational and work psychology · Social psychology · Community psychology · Legal and forensic psychology Psychology in Latin America – Current Status, Challenges and Perspectives seeks to place Latin American psychology on the map of international psychology, and by doing so it aims to foster cooperation between researchers, practitioners and students from the region with its peers from all over the world. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Panorama of Psychology in Latin America (Rubén Ardila)....Pages 1-5 Psychological Research in Latin America: Current and Future Perspectives (Germán Gutiérrez, Jesús Landeira-Fernández)....Pages 7-26 The Long Road to the Profession of Psychologist (Hugo Klappenbach, Sebastián Vázquez-Ferrero, Miguel Gallegos)....Pages 27-51 Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology (Héctor Fernández-Alvarez, Claudia Bregman)....Pages 53-75 Developmental Psychology in Latin America (Silvia H. Koller, Normanda Araujo De Morais)....Pages 77-89 Educational and School Psychology in Latin American Countries: Challenges and New Possibilities (Maria Regina Maluf, Renan de Almeida Sargiani)....Pages 91-103 Organizational/Work Psychology in Latin America (Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade, Enrico Rentería Pérez, Juan Pablo Toro)....Pages 105-158 Psychological, Sociological, and Cultural Social Psychology in Latin America (Rolando Díaz-Loving, Cinthia Cruz del Castillo)....Pages 159-193 Community Psychology: A Latin American Creation (Maritza Montero)....Pages 195-219 Legal and Forensic Psychology in Latin America (Ángela Tapias)....Pages 221-239 Current Trends and Perspectives (Reynaldo Alarcón)....Pages 241-251 Back Matter ....Pages 253-260