O câncer de mama tem motivado pesquisas de avaliação e intervenção psicológica pelos altos índices de mulheres acometidas pela doença, por ser o segundo tipo de câncer mais comum entre as mulheres no mundo e também responsável pelo maior número de mortes. As pacientes com câncer de mama enfrentam o sofrimento psíquico com o diagnóstico e as vicissitudes do tratamento oncológico, necessitando de ajuda psicológica urgente. Definiu-se como objetivo geral desta pesquisa investigar os efeitos terapêuticos da Psicoterapia Breve Operacionalizada (PBO) no atendimento de mulheres diagnosticadas com câncer de mama e em tratamento oncológico. Como objetivos específicos este estudo pretende averiguar os efeitos da técnica da PBO nas situações-problema localizadas nos setores adaptativos e verificar a eficiência da PBO nas situações de crise adaptativa. A pesquisa foi delineada pelo método misto e as participantes foram 17 mulheres, com idade entre 30 e 65 anos, que estavam em tratamento num ambulatório de oncologia do Grande ABC Paulista. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: entrevista clínica preventiva; Escala Diagnóstica Adaptativa Operacionalizada (EDAO) para avaliação da adaptação, antes e após a intervenção psicológica breve e no follow-up; e a PBO. Os resultados mostraram na avaliação inicial que 17,5% das participantes estavam com adaptação ineficaz grave (grupo 5), 53% estavam com adaptação ineficaz severa (grupo 4), 17,5% com adaptação ineficaz moderada (grupo 3) e 13% com adaptação ineficaz leve (grupo 2), sendo que 41,2% estavam em crise adaptativa por perda; o setor Orgânico foi o mais comprometido, seguido do Afetivo-Relacional com soluções pouquíssimo adequadas. A situação-problema da maior parte das participantes estava relacionada ao câncer de mama, o que na compreensão psicodinâmica mostrou-se associada ao intenso desamparo egóico diante do adoecimento e tratamento oncológico. Na avaliação adaptativa final e follow-up, 82,4% das participantes apresentaram evolução de grupo adaptativo. Concluímos que a PBO se mostrou eficiente em todas as idades, estado civil, escolaridade, tempo de diagnóstico, fase de tratamento oncológico e tipo de cirurgia (mastectomia radical ou parcial) e a técnica da interpretação teorizada mostrou-se eficiente para a solução das situações-problema e da crise adaptativa por perda. A motivação, a aliança terapêutica e a transferência positiva foram fundamentais para as participantes no aproveitamento das sessões / Breast cancer has motivated research of evaluation and psychological intervention by the high rates of women affected by the disease, because it is the second most common cancer among women worldwide and also responsible for more deaths. Patients with breast cancer face the psychological suffering with diagnosis and the events of cancer treatment, requiring urgent psychological help. Thus this research had as a general objective investigate the therapeutic effects of Brief Psychotherapy Operationalized (PBO) in the care of women diagnosed with breast cancer and cancer treatment. And the specific objectives were to investigate the effects of PBOs technique in problem-situations located in adaptive sectors and verify the efficiency of the PBO in situations of adaptive crisis. The research was outlined by the mixed method and the participants were 17 women aged 30 to 65, who were being treated in an oncology outpatients clinic in São Paulo. The instruments used were: preventive clinical interview, Adaptative Operational Diagnostic Scale (EDAO) for evaluation of adaptation before and after the brief psychological intervention and follow-up; and the PBO. The results showed in the initial evaluation that 17,5% of participants were in ineffective adaptation serious (group 5), 53% were in ineffective adaptation severe, 17,5% ineffective adaptation moderate and 13% ineffective adaptation light, whereas 41,2% were in the adaptative crisis by loss; the Organic sector was the most committed, followed by the Affective-Relational with solutions very little adequate. The problem-situation of most participants was related to breast cancer, which in psychodynamic understanding was associated to the intense helplessness ego in the face of illness and cancer treatment. In the final adaptive evaluation and follow-up, 82,4% of participants presented evolution of adaptive group. We concluded that the PBO was efficient at all ages, marital status, scholarity, time of diagnosis, cancer treatment stage and type of surgery (radical and partial mastectomy) and the technique of interpretation theorized proved efficient for the solution of problem- situations and adaptive crisis by loss. The motivation, the therapeutic alliance and positive transference were crucial for the participants in harnessing of the sessions

This paper explores the process of individual short-term ego-supportive psychotherapy with mentally deficient adults. The literature on clinical research, case studies, process research, short-term psychotherapy, and therapy with the mentally retarded is selectively reviewed. Four case studies are presented with clients at the Portland Habilitation Center, a sheltered workshop which trains mentally deficient adults in socialization, practical living, and job skills. Finally, the case studies are discussed in terms of the selected literature.

Thesis (M.A.)--Lancaster Bible College, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-68).

Thesis (M. Div.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-63).

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-82). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Div.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, 2007. / Vita. Description based on Microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-63).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-97).

Thesis (M.A.)--Lancaster Bible College, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-68).

Orientador: Carmen Maria Bueno Neme / Banca: Liliam D'Aquino Tavano / Banca: Tania Gracy Martins do Valle / Resumo: O Líquen Plano Oral (LPO) caracteriza-se como doença complexa e multideterminada, cujas manifestações mostram-se sensíveis à influência de variáveis biopsicossociais, devendo ser estudada e tratada de forma integrativa, conjugando conhecimentos e esforços interdisplinares. Estudos apontam que a doença é exacerbada de acordo com as condições de estresse, tensão e perturbação emocional dos portadores. Pesquisas atuais sobre o estresse e suas relações com o adoecimento, principalmente no campo da psicoimunologia, têm enfatizado que tais relações dependem de aspectos de personalidade ou modos de ser dos diferentes indivíduos, que configuram variados modos de enfrentamento dos eventos estressores, mantendo ou não os efeitos imunodepressores do estresse e incrementando ou não seu potencial patogênico. Considerando tais registros pode-se relacionar o LPO com o estresse - presente na vida moderna e, cada vez mais, indicado como o principal elemento desencadeador das "doenças da adaptação". O enfrentamento também deve ser relacionado, pois configura-se na forma como ocorre o processo de adaptação do sujeito frente às exigências da vida atual. O objetivo geral consiste em realizar estudo longitudinal de 10 pacientes com diagnóstico de LPO e que participaram de psicoterapia breve grupal e de acompanhamento do tamanho de LPO em 2003, averiguando suas condições de saúde, ocorrência de lesões de LPO, eventos de estresse, enfrentamento e eficácia adaptativa, de 2003 a 2008. Para o procedimento de coleta de dados foram utilizadas duas entrevistas (EDAO-R; Entrevista Estresse, Enfrentameto e Saúde - elaborada para o estudo), medidas atuais de LPO e registros de avaliações anteriores realizadas em 2003 e que consistiram de realização de Psicoterapia Breve Operacionalizada (PBO), aplicação da EDAO-R e coleta de medidas de LPO no início e no final da PBO... (Resumo completo clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is characterized as a complex and multifactorial disease, and its manifestations are sensible to the influence of biopsychosocial variables, and, therefore, must be studied and treated in an integrative way, joining interdisciplinary efforts and knowledge. Studies demonstrate that this disease is aggravated according to the patients' conditions of stress, tension and emotional disturbance. Present researches on stress and its relation with the condition of falling sick, mainly in the field of psychoimmunology, have emphasized that such relations are dependent of personality aspects or ways of being of different individuals, which figure several ways of confrontation of the stressful events, maintaining or not the stress immunodepressive effects and increasing or not its pathogenic potential. Considering such registers, it is possible to relate OLP to stress - present in the modern life and, more and more, indicated as the main triggering element of "adaptation diseases". Confrontation must also be related to the disease, because it figures in the way as the individual adaptation process occurs face to the requirements of the modern life. The general purpose of this paper is to accomplish a longitudinal study of 10 patients with OLP diagnosis who took part in a group brief psychotherapy and had a continuous attendance controlling the size of the OLP lesions in 2003, investigating their health conditions, OLP lesions occurrences, sress events, confrontation and adaptative efficacy from 2003 to 2008. For the procedure of data gathering, the following items were used: two interviews (EDAO-R; Stress Interview, Confrontation and Health - specially elaborated for this study), present OLP measurements and anterior evaluation registers accomplished in 2003, which consisted in the accomplishment of BPO (Brief Pssychotherapy Operacionalized), EDAO-R application and OLP... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

As no known research has been done on Satir brief therapy in a maternity setting, an exploratory design using the case study method was used to assess whether women in a maternity hospital experience this form of therapy as beneficial. Purposive sampling was used to obtain a sample of five patients for this study. Therapeutic sessions were held with these women during their stay in hospital, and follow up sessions with four of the five women were held once they had been discharged home to evaluate their experience of the therapy. The fifth woman could not be reached after her discharge from hospital. The results indicate that the use of Satir brief therapy supports the research question and that it can therefore be used to address the psychological and social issues which can affect the mother baby dyad, thus promoting healthy mother - baby bonding. / Social Work / M.A.(Social Science)