The purpose of this work was to outline the status of Psychology in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, including the academic background and the professional activity of psychologists. A standard questionnaire was sent to each of the 448 psychologists living in the state and inscribed at the Conselho Regional de Psicologia (Regional Council of Psychology), 2nd Region. The final sample was 190 psychologists (42,4%). Among the results - confirming national and local data (Conselho Federal de Psicologia, 1988; Yamamoto, 1988) - are the prevalence of Health Psychology as the main area (67,5%), followed by Work (14,4%), Educational (10,1%) and others. In respect to gender, 88,4% of psychologists are females. Whereas this study is just an overview - part of a wider research project about the professional activities of psychologist in RN, some implications of these results are discussed.
Psychology in Brazil; Psychology in Rio Grande do Norte; Psychology as a profession; Psychologist’s academic background
