Psychosocial studies: between psychoanalysis, critical psychology and everything else

Authors

  • David Pavón-Cuéllar UAM-Iztapalapa
  • Mario Orozco Gúzman UAM-Iztapalapa

Keywords:

Psychosocial studies, psychoanalysis, psychology, psyche, society.

Abstract

This is the first introduction in Spanish to the emerging transdisciplinary field of Psychosocial Stu-dies. After discussing the denomination of the field and its distinction with respect to psychology and other disciplines, its foundations and its antecedents are probed, not only in Freud’s work and in the socio-cultural theory of psychoanalysis, but also in traditions independent from or adverse to the psychoanalytic perspective. This field’s origins and history are then explored, from its first steps in the 50s and 70s to its dissemination in British universities since the eighties. Some particularly important ideas and contributions of Psychosocial Studies are reviewed, as well as its central questions, among them the unity between the psychic and the social. After highlighting the distinctive theoretical and methodological pluralism of the field, a balance is made of its main divergences and controversies, both external, concerning psychology, and internal, between the psychosocial monistic and psycho-social dualistic options. Finally, some problems and deficiencies of the Psychosocial Studies are recognized, emphasizing their claudication in the critical Marxist project. The conclusion points to openings and new opportunities offered by Psychosocial Studies

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Author Biographies

David Pavón-Cuéllar, UAM-Iztapalapa

Profesor en la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (México). Ha publicado siete libros y más de 70 textos cortos, entre capítulos y artículos en revistas científicas davidpavoncuellar@gmail.com

Mario Orozco Gúzman, UAM-Iztapalapa

Doctor en Psicología por la Universidad de Valencia (España). Psicoanalista, miembro de Espace Analitique y Profesor en la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (México). Ha escrito y coordinado varios libros, entre ellos Psicología de la Violencia (México, Manual Moderno, 2014) y Narcisismo infame (México, Porrúa y UMSNH, 2016).

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Published

2017-12-29

How to Cite

Pavón-Cuéllar, D., & Orozco Gúzman, M. (2017). Psychosocial studies: between psychoanalysis, critical psychology and everything else. POLIS México, 13(2), 139–163. Retrieved from https://polismexico.izt.uam.mx/index.php/rp/article/view/609

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