Alfonso Bernal del Riesgo

Alfonso Bernal del Riesgo: ( 1902 – 1975 ). He was a Cuban lawyer, writer, researcher, professor and psychologist. Son of Alfonso Bernal y Tovar and Caridad del Riesgo y Calero . His mother and brother died in childbirth, being in the care of his father and uncles. His father was a professor of pharmacy at the University of Havana . Bernal del Riesgo was the oldest of five siblings. His secondary studies were carried out at the Belén School and completed the Bachelor of Science and Letters at the Institute of Second Education of Havana in 1919 .

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Summary

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1 Academic Titles
2 His Life
3 Return from Exile
4 Publications
5 Translations made by Bernal del Riesgo
6 Keys Text in Psychology
7 Source

Academic titles

1923 : doctorate in Civil Law (University of Havana) 1928 : doctorate in Philosophy and Letters (University of Havana)

His life

At the University, he had an outstanding career. He organized and was a featured speaker at the First Revolutionary Student Congress in 1923 . He was also the leader of the student group “Renovation”, in charge of promoting the University Reform of 1924 . He was a fighting partner of Julio Antonio Mella , and together with him he participated in the founding of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1925 , at the Popular University “ José Martí”and from the” Ariel Institute “, a mixed secondary school with very advanced conceptions, where both were teachers. Bernal del Riesgo was active in social struggles as a lawyer and educator, which led him into exile ( 1931 – 1933 ) in Vienna , where he studied Psychology .

Return from Exile

Upon his return, he established himself in private practice as a psychologist and worked as a teacher at the Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza in Pinar del Río . Then he worked as a clinical psychologist and professor in the Civics course at the University of Havana, he wrote his texts and in them he developed “Cubanosofía” as the study of the Cuban psychological identity. His first articles reflect the influence of Varona and Aguayo. His later work clearly illustrates his concern for the development of a psychology oriented to the cultural and economic reality of Cubans (Bernal del Riesgo, 1944 ).

Publications

Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1923). The principles, the tactics and the aims of the university revolution. In O. Cabrera & C. Almodóbar (Eds.), University student struggles (pp. 95-109). Havana: Social Sciences Editorial.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1927). Psychological dialectic of the will. Havana (Unpublished).
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1934). The great forms of human behavior. Havana. 122 p.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1935). The Psychology of Thought by C. Buhler. Cuban Bimonthly Magazine, 35 (1), 5-24.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1935). An Examination of Examinations. Cuban Bimonthly Magazine., 36 (1 & 2), 5-26.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1936). Analect. Havana[Compilation of readings from 1936 to 40] 176 p.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1936). Initiation of psychology. Havana: F. Sabini. Introduction Index Chap.1 Chap.2 Chap.3 Chap.4 Chap.5 Chap.6 Chap.7 Errata
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1937). The Sociology of Agramonte. Havana, 5 (14), 154-155.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1938-1939). The teaching hour (Compilation of his radio broadcasts on educational and civic matters-2 volumes). Havana
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1941). The institute of practices and tests. Criticism and university reform. Havana: Press of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1941). Psychology of Temperament and Personality. Summer course. Havana: University of Havana: abana 1941.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1941). Report on student admission. Havana: University of Havana. 140 p
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1943). Lessons of Higher Civic. Havana: University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1944). Civic Superior. Cuba: University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1944). Future Issues of Cuban Education. Havana: Editorial Selecta.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1944). The Cuban philosophy, the foundation of national civic education. In Cívica Superior. Cuba: University of Havana
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1945). Human Psychology Leveling Readings. Havana: University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1946a). General psychology. Havana: Press of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1946). Human psychology; panoramic course. Havana: Printing House of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A., & Fernández, E. (1949). The MMPI in Cuba. Havana: University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1949). Human psychology. Havana: Printing House of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1951). Report submitted by the Office of Psychometrics and Vocational Guidance to the Minister of Education. Havana: Ministry of Education.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1955). 50 years of psychology in Cuba. Cuban Journal of Psychology, 1 (1), 5-10.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1959). Report on the dental clientele research. Stomatological Magazine of Havana (5-6), 13-56.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1959). Psychology and illness. Havana: Printing House of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1959). Reality of the reform or reform of reality. The New Cuban Magazine, 1 (3), 14.
Bernal del Riesgo, A., Colon, A., Fernández, E., Mena, A., Torres, A., & Torres, E. (1959). Translation of the Multifaceted Inventory of personality. New York: Psychological Corporation.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1960). General Psychology Notes 1. Havana: Press of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1962). Report (of the unfinished investigation) of the asthmatic flare (pp. 55). Havana: University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1963). Panegyric of a Humble Subject. Havana: University of Havana Magazine, 155, 60.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1963). General Psychology Methods. Havana: University of Havana. (series of 10 lessons).
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1963). Orientation, content and functions of psychology in Cuba (Vol. 15). Havana: Higher Commission of Ocencia of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A., & Nalber G. (1963). Fifth wheel or what? Dialogue on psychology (pp. 8). Havana: University of Havana. [Digital version]
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1965). Psychology Operative: The Wonderful Story of Life. Havana: University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1967). Notes on Psychology and Illness. Havana: University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1967). Cuba. In IAUPL (Ed.), The recruitment and training of university teachers. Ghent, Belgium: International sociation of University Professor and Lecturers.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1969). The psychologist and psychotherapy (pp. 19). Santa Clara, Cuba: University of Las Villas. [Digital version]
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1969). Notes of General Psychology 2. Havana: Press of the University of Havana.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1970). A social evil and its treatment. Havana: Unpublished book.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1970). Errors in raising children. Mexico, MX: Editions El Caballito. [Digital version]
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1971). First look at the Psychology applied to the user. Notebooks of Scientific Information. Series 1.Habana: Science and Information Technology.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1974). The triangular technique. Paper presented at the 1st Regional Psychology Conference, Santi-Spiritus, Cuba. [Digital version]
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1974). Short notes – written in a hurry – about my hypnotherapeutic causality. Paper presented at the First Regional Psychology Conference, Santis-Spiritus, Cuba.
Bernal del Riesgo, A. (1974). Psychotherapy and Development. Inter-American Journal of Psychology, 8 (3-4), 289-299.

Translations made by Bernal del Riesgo

Translation of the book by J. M Whipple. How to study effectively? How to study effectively. 1939. (Only for the use of the classes).
Translation of the book Philosophy and logical syntac, in collaboration with Dr. Rafael García Bárcena. Philosophy and Logical Syntax. (Alone

for the use of the classes).

Translation of the book by Andrew Salter. The case against the psychoanalysis. The patient against psychoanalysis. Havana: Printing of

the University of Havana. 1961

Keys Text in Psychology

The study of his works reveals the profusion of an author who wrote key texts for the university teaching of psychology as early as 1936 (eg, Initiation to Psychology). Approximately 30 titles of his authorship are reported, among which the textbooks of General and Clinical Psychology ( 1960 ), articles on The University Reform, Psychology as Science, and others such as Psychology and Disease ( 1959 ) and Errors in the Raising of Children ( 1960 ), which gave him great popularity in the international scientific community.

The last years of his life he was a researcher at the Center for Scientific Information of the University of Havana. He died at the age of 73 ( January 4, 1975 ).