Presentation

Daniela Salomé Castro Falconí
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

Abstract

Psychoanalytic ideas entered our country in complex ways; it is not possible to pose any single clear statement; there is no founding myth. However, there are events that show how Ecuadorian society, at first, was not able to accept early Freudian ideas. Later on, little by little, psychoanalysis made its cautious entry, and only in the last quarter of the 20th century did it begin to become institutionalized, with all the difficulties that these processes entail in our country. Thinking, questioning and looking back allows us to understand the current situation and, perhaps, to take a glimpse at a possible future.

Keywords:History of psychoanalysis, Ecuador