Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:29:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 moema_luzia_barros_moura.pdf: 819033 bytes, checksum: 5936dd6d2174a801c37418e648851d88 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-02 / The question that pervaded this thesis was to examine to what extent the therapeutic groups Life Projects, offered to women in psychological distress, give support to their social (re) integration, particularly with regard to the working lives. The theoretical framework adopted to the contextualization of this thematic covered the determinations of the Ministry of Health regarding the psychosocial perspective of care to users of CAPS and the Hannah Arendt theoretical elaborations on human action in the context of active life. This study aimed to understand how users of mental disorder CAPS in Recife-PE experience the therapeutic groups Life Project and how such experiences impacting their daily lives. The project has as specific objectives: to describe the work realized in the group; contextualize the social-family and occupational environment experienced by the women participating users of research; describe the everyday practical experience of users from the experiences in this group and how it impacted on their daily lives. This is a qualitative research, whose narratives were made through open interview, sociodemographic questionnaire and consultation documents (records and group record book). For understanding the interviews, it was used the Wilhelm Dilthey interpretivism, seeking to understand the meanings given to these therapeutic groups in their occupational lives. In the process of unveiling, the obtained reports covered behavioral and emotional aspects, especially to: better preparation and awareness of the social-family conviviality; improvements in the personal level of welfare and feelings of acceptance, appreciation and facilitation of comfort and emotional security in interpersonal living. There were also reports that the experiences contributed to the return to professional working lives and for the supply of the rescue of rehabilitation and social reintegration. The narratives also show that most interventional procedures performed in these groups is aimed at stimulating and encouraging other aspects of life, excluding the working lives, especially to face the stigma of mental illness and the self-confidence for the social reintegration. The reports on the therapeutic approaches mention a reasonable range of technical resources for the achievement of what is proposed: thematic discussions on health and mental illness; reflections on behavior; therapeutic riding and arts application. The manifested desires turn to intending of the recovery of activities and acquisition of new projects, which reflects the change in women's social role in contemporary society. Above all, the narratives presented corroborate the importance of caring for people in psychological distress and reaffirm the Hannah Arendt assumption on active life, namely, human action becomes meaningless if it is not directed to any embodiment. / A questão que permeou este trabalho de tese consistiu em interrogar em que medida os grupos terapêuticos Projetos de Vida, oferecido às mulheres em sofrimento psíquico, dão suporte à sua (re) inserção social, sobretudo no que diz respeito à vida laborativa. Os referenciais teóricos adotados para a contextualização desta temática abrangeram as determinações do Ministério da Saúde quanto à perspectiva psicossocial dos atendimentos aos usuários dos CAPS e as elaborações teóricas de Hannah Arendt sobre ação humana no contexto da vida ativa. Este trabalho teve como objetivo compreender como as usuárias dos CAPS de transtorno mental de Recife-PE experienciam os grupos terapêuticos Projetos de Vida e de que modo tais experiências repercutem no seu viver cotidiano. Teve como objetivos específicos: descrever o trabalho realizado no grupo; contextualizar o ambiente sociofamiliar e laborativo vivenciado pelas usuárias participantes da pesquisa; descrever a experiência prática cotidiana das usuárias a partir das vivências nesse grupo e a repercussão no seu cotidiano. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, cujas narrativas foram realizadas através de entrevista aberta, questionário sociodemográfico e consulta a documentos (prontuários e livro de registro de grupos). Para a compreensão das entrevistas, utilizou-se o Interpretativismo de Wilhelm Dilthey, buscando-se compreender os sentidos dados a estes grupos terapêuticos em suas vidas laborativas. No processo de desvelamento, os relatos obtidos abrangeram aspectos comportamentais e emocionais, com destaque a: melhor preparação e conscientização para a convivência sociofamiliar; melhorias no âmbito pessoal de bem-estar e sentimentos de acolhimento, valorização e oportunização de conforto e segurança emocional no convívio interpessoal. Houve, também, relatos de que as vivências contribuíram para o retorno à vida laborativa profissional e para o fornecimento do resgate da reabilitação e reinserção social. As narrativas indicam, ainda, que a maioria dos processos interventivos realizados nos referidos grupos é voltada para o estímulo e incentivo a outros aspectos da vida, que não o laborativo, com destaque para o enfrentamento ao estigma da doença mental e a autoconfiança para a reinserção social. Os relatos sobre as abordagens terapêuticas mencionam um razoável espectro de recursos técnicos para o alcance do que se propõe: discussões temáticas sobre saúde e doença mental; reflexões sobre comportamento; passeios terapêuticos e emprego de artes. Os desejos manifestos se voltam para pretensões de retomada de atividades e aquisição de novos projetos, o que reflete a mudança no papel social da mulher na contemporaneidade. Sobretudo, as narrativas apresentadas corroboram a importância do cuidado às pessoas em sofrimento psíquico, bem como reafirmam o pressuposto de Hannah Arendt sobre vida ativa, qual seja, a ação humana torna-se sem sentido se não for voltada para alguma forma de realização.

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The study investigated the lived experiences of women suffering from Multiple Sclerosis in Johannesburg and the East Rand. The study aimed at describing how these experiences affect their lives, and how these women cope after being diagnosed. A qualitative approach was utilised following an exploratory, descriptive, phenomenological, contextual research design. An in-depth literature study was conducted for information used as a basis for the study. Data collection included semi-structured interviews and a focus group. Data-analysis revealed a lack of understanding for the emotional, physical and social problems encountered. Recommendations proposed that the community be sensitised to the reality of MS and disabled persons, and that comprehensive support structures be put in place to attend to the needs of women suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)

The study sought to explore the influence of gastrointestinal symptoms in female respondents with emetophobia disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia and obsessive compulsive disorder. The research assessed a sample of sixty respondents which formed part of three groups which were recruited from clinical and online support groups. The age ranged from twenty to forty-five years. Non-probability quota sampling was employed. A non-experimental research design was implemented in order to make comparisons between these groups’ association of gastrointestinal symptoms and the occurrence of possible vomiting. The differential research strategy determined whether a statistically significant difference existed. The groups were assessed on the Gastrointestinal Symptom Score (2005) and the Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index (2004). The research aimed to determine whether empirical support exists for the Cognitive Behavioural Model of Emetophobia by Boschen (2007). / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

This study aims to gain an understanding of the mental health and acculturative experiences of Portuguese women who immigrated to South Africa in the 1960s. A qualitative research design was utilised with semi-structured interviews to gain information from four Portuguese female immigrants. Thematic analysis reveals experiences of acculturative stress and a difficult assimilation process. The main difficulties were: poor proficiency in the host country’s local languages; availability of social and organisational support; access to medical services; and access to mental health services. These factors were linked to the occurrence of the mental health problems of: depression, isolation, and being actively discriminated against by the dominant Afrikaner community during the apartheid years. The respondents’ poor proficiency in English and their unwillingness to learn Afrikaans, combined with a fear of stigmatisation hampered their willingness to access psychological and mental health services. The negative factors were mitigated by the protective factors of: the traditional family structure, formal community organisations (societies and clubs), and the church. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

The study investigated the lived experiences of women suffering from Multiple Sclerosis in Johannesburg and the East Rand. The study aimed at describing how these experiences affect their lives, and how these women cope after being diagnosed. A qualitative approach was utilised following an exploratory, descriptive, phenomenological, contextual research design. An in-depth literature study was conducted for information used as a basis for the study. Data collection included semi-structured interviews and a focus group. Data-analysis revealed a lack of understanding for the emotional, physical and social problems encountered. Recommendations proposed that the community be sensitised to the reality of MS and disabled persons, and that comprehensive support structures be put in place to attend to the needs of women suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)

The study sought to explore the influence of gastrointestinal symptoms in female respondents with emetophobia disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia and obsessive compulsive disorder. The research assessed a sample of sixty respondents which formed part of three groups which were recruited from clinical and online support groups. The age ranged from twenty to forty-five years. Non-probability quota sampling was employed. A non-experimental research design was implemented in order to make comparisons between these groups’ association of gastrointestinal symptoms and the occurrence of possible vomiting. The differential research strategy determined whether a statistically significant difference existed. The groups were assessed on the Gastrointestinal Symptom Score (2005) and the Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index (2004). The research aimed to determine whether empirical support exists for the Cognitive Behavioural Model of Emetophobia by Boschen (2007). / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

Unintended and unwanted pregnancies are major reproductive health problems impacting negatively on women’s health globally. When faced with these pregnancies, many women choose termination of pregnancy (TOP) as their recourse. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe physical, psychological and social implications of TOP on the woman’s health. A qualitative and descriptive research design was used. The population comprised women who had TOP three months to one year before the study and were willing to participate in the study. A non-probability purposive sampling was used to select participants for the study. In-depth phenomenological interviews were used for data collection until data saturation was reached with 20 participants. The findings reveal that women had psychological, physical and social implications after TOP which impacted negatively on their health. Recommendations were made to improve the services of women choosing to terminate a pregnancy to lessen negative implications. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)

Doctorat en sciences psychologiques / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished