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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.47.2007.tde-31012008-162359
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Author
Full name
Janaina Corazza Barreto Silva
E-mail
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2007
Supervisor
Committee
Kovacs, Maria Julia (President)
Goldfarb, Delia Maria Catullo de
Santana, Carla da Silva
Title in Portuguese
Desenvolvimento humano na velhice : um estudo sobre as perdas e o luto entre mulheres no início do processo de envelhecimento
Keywords in Portuguese
desenvolvimento humano
envelhecimento
luto
velhice
Abstract in Portuguese
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo investigar as perdas vividas por mulheres que estão envelhecendo e as formas de enfrentamento do luto e reestruturação de suas vidas. A velhice é uma fase do desenvolvimento marcada por múltiplas perdas significativas que demandam um doloroso trabalho psíquico para elaboração e readaptação. Apesar das usuais representações negativas e tentativas de negar o envelhecimento, tem se aberto espaço para novos papéis, oportunidades de socialização, aprendizagem e crescimento. O objetivo deste trabalho foi conhecer algumas das experiências atuais de envelhecimento das participantes, as suas dificuldades, mortes concretas e simbólicas, seus modos de enfrentamento e projetos de vida. A abordagem da pesquisa foi qualitativa. Foram realizadas entrevistas abertas que partiam de uma pergunta ampla e eram acompanhadas de acordo com o que as entrevistadas consideravam relevante. As participantes foram quatro mulheres, com idades entre 53 e 64 anos, que realizaram atividades da Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade no Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Foram destacadas falas representativas, as quais foram categorizadas e analisadas por eixos temáticos. Os relatos mostraram que as principais fontes de sofrimento eram a perda do cônjuge, do trabalho e as exigências do papel de cuidadoras dos pais mais idosos. A falta de preparação para a velhice e a aposentadoria, de apoio profissional e a solidão dificultam o enfrentamento das perdas nesta fase da vida. Constatou-se que esse início da velhice é um importante momento de transição que demanda cuidado e atenção para que se possa ter melhor qualidade de vida no envelhecimento. Foram feitas propostas de abertura de espaços de discussão sobre o tema das perdas e o processo de luto no envelhecimento.
Title in English
Human development in old age : a study about losses and bereavement of women in the beginning of the aging process
Keywords in English
aging
grief
human development
old age
Abstract in English
The present work aims to investigate life losses faced by women who are getting older and their ways to deal with bereavement. Old age is a phase of development marked by multiple important losses that demand a painful psychical elaboration. In despite of usual negative representations and attempts to deny old age, opportunities are opened for new roles, socialization, learning and growing. The objective of this work was to investigate some current aging experiences of the participants, their difficulties, concrete and symbolic deaths and their life projects. The research approach was qualitative. An open question was presented and the interview was conducted taking in account what the participants considered as relevant issues. Four women participated, raging from 53 to 64 years of age. They were engaged on activities of the USP' s Open School for the Third Age, in the Psychology Institute, São Paulo, Brasil. Outstanding issues in their speeches were categorized and analyzed considering thematic points. The reports showed that the main sources of suffering were about losses of spouses, of work and the demands of taking care of older parents. It was observed that some obstacles to face the losses in old age are the lack of preparation to deal with old age and retirement, the lack of professional support and the solitude. It was clear that this is an important phase of transitions which demands care and attention in order to obtain better quality of life in aging. Spaces to discuss the tosses and the mourning processes in aging have been suggested.
 
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2008-03-25
 
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