Current trends and perspectives

Abstract

This closing chapter points out the trends and perspectives of psychology in Latin America, referring to its main work fields in the near future, its challenges, and its projections within the overall context of psychology as a science and as a profession. The author analyzes this dual scientific and applied nature of psychology, indicates that original theories and research are being proposed, points out the different methodologies in process, and touches on other related topics. No doubt psychology in this part of the world is more focused on human beings than on other species and places more emphasis on applications than in basic research. It seeks to be a recognized profession and be valued in the twenty-first-century society.