El imaginario de las personas en torno a la figura del psicólogo

Abstract

The objective of the research is to analyze the different perspectives of people regarding the figure of the psychologist in Ecuador, considering the aspects of stigmatization that exist in society. The present study was developed with a qualitative approach focused on relating experiences and elaborating arguments about the role of the psychologist in Ecuadorian society. To carry out this research, several texts, articles and speeches related to this topic were analyzed, and interviews were conducted using a questionnaire of 15 questions. The results show that nowadays people are aware of the functions and importance of a psychologist despite the existence of certain stigmatizing concepts in people, it is stated that people who did not complete their studies or from rural communities where adequate information is very limited should be given greater importance for the proper education of psychologists, It is also emphasized that in order to reduce stigmatizing ideas it is necessary to educate people from childhood, which would reduce the negative concepts of psychologists such as "crazy", "psycho crazy" or "perfect" in society and provide more adequate information. Another important point is the mass media, which has great acceptance by the population and has even made the psychologist better known.