Psychology and Occupational Health I. An historic trajectory by the labor in the National Institute for Workers' Health of Havana

Abstract

Introduction: It is being presented the first part of the analysis of the principal author's experiences during more than forty years of work in an Occupational Health responsible institute, actually National Institute for Workers' Health of Havana. Development: The analysis of the stages of work passed by Psychology in its own identity and coordinated with several sciences that converge in this branch, using its relation and role in the paradigms than are its expression: Biologicist, with the object of study in the sick worker, Environmentalist, in charge to control the work environment and where Psychology studies and compares task demands, performance premises of the worker and the labor conditions which have exposed. Recently and in conception is the Dynamic Paradigm where Psychology finds its maxim expression to represent actions of real prevention and to be more systemic and holistic. The acting of the Psychology was historically described and its line of argument how a join science of Occupational Health and its participation in research, teaching and medical attention, offering evidences and information of its prominent role in the work exercise of the specialty with emphasis in the last years. Conclusions: The distinguished round of Psychology have been observed. The Dynamic Paradigm and a model like theorist and methodological future elements, with human subjectivity with preponderant role to look for a common language between the participating sciences in this trans-disciplinary object of study and the introduction of the obtained results.