This paper aims at discussing about health in the context of the Health Reform and the demands that this process implies in terms of psychological practices. We understand health as a bio-political strategy, according to the Foucauldian theoretical perspective, i.e. as in investment in population life. Firstly, we discuss both bio-policy and health. Secondly, we analyze the way Psychology has entered the health field, understanding that this knowledge has been built on the perspective of development as inherent to human nature. Thirdly, we identify repercussions of biotechnological productions of contemporary societies from the notion of an artificial evolution, currently present in human 'development'. Finally, we point out that psychological practices in health should also take into consideration the biotechnology productions in promoting quality of life.
Health; psychological practices; biotechnological