Curso Historia de la Psicología | #8 La profesionalización de la psicología

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-es7qj_0Giw

Summary

TL;DR — This lecture details the professionalization of psychology in Uruguay, tracing its evolution from early 20th-century medicalization and biopolitics to the specific psychologization of childhood. It highlights the establishment of psychological practices within educational and social institutions, the development of specialized fields like vocational guidance, and the eventual creation of formal psychological training and research centers.

Key points

• Early 20th-century Uruguay saw psychology's integration into governance, particularly through the medicalization of society and the state's increasing role in managing biological life (biopolitics).

• The concept of childhood became a distinct object of governance, leading to the psychological problematization of children's internal lives and behaviors, especially within the school system.

• Key developments included the creation of differential classes for