Representaciones sociales respecto de la psicoterapia, estudio realizado en un grupo de adultos jóvenes de Quito-Ecuador

Abstract

The research aims to study the social representations that a group of young adults (20 to 40 years old) belonging to the city of quito, have about psychotherapy. the sample consisted of a total of 12 participants, half of whom were women and the other half men. the study is carried out under a qualitative methodological perspective. for the processing and analysis of the information, the atlas.ti 8 software was used along with the content analysis technique. the main results show that: for the group of young adults aged 20 to 29, the main idea that is linked to psychotherapy according to frequency is that of utility or help, followed by the idea that it is aimed at the general public. while for the group of young adults between the ages of 30 and 40, the main idea that is linked to psychotherapy according to frequency is that of usefulness or help, as in the previous group, followed by the idea that psychotherapy solves problems. likewise, it is shown that despite the existence of a mostly positive perception in both groups, and although both recognize that psychotherapy is immersed in social stereotypes, it continues to have a very low rate of psychotherapeutic assistance, since only 33.3% of the interviewees refer to having attended psychotherapy in a period of less than five years.