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Abstract(s)
A presente investigação teve como objetivo estudar o impacto da Sintomatologia Depressiva e
do Envelhecimento no Processo de Esquecimento Dirigido. Participaram neste estudo 100
indivíduos com idades compreendidas entre os 65 e os 86 anos (M = 69,19; DP = 5,17). Foi
administrado um protocolo constituído por um Questionário Sociodemográfico, Avaliação
Cognitiva de Montereal (MoCA), Tarefa de Esquecimento Dirigido (TED), Inventário de
Depressão de Beck (BDI), Inventário de Ansiedade Estado e Traço – Forma Y (STAI-Y),
Questionário de Esquemas de Young (QE), Inventário de Sintomas Psicopatológicos (BSI) e
Nova Escala Multi-Dimensional da Depressão (NEMD). Os resultados mostram que não
existem diferenças significativas no desempenho da Tarefa de Esquecimento Dirigido devidas
ao envelhecimento. Ao contrário do esperado, a influência da sintomatologia depressiva no
processo de Esquecimento Dirigido não ficou demonstrada, uma vez que se verificou que a
severidade dos sintomas depressivos, não era acompanhada por um maior número de palavras
de valência emocional negativa. Por outro lado, foi apurada uma correlação significativa
negativa entre o número de palavras relembradas e a idade do sujeito, compatível com um
declínio tardio das capacidades cognitivas.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of Depressive Symptomatology and Aging in the Directed Forgetting Process. A total of 100 individuals aged 65-86 years (M = 69.19, SD = 5.17) participated in this study. A protocol consisting of a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, and the Montereal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Directed Forgetting Task (TED), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State- Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (STAI-Y ), Young Scheme Questionnaire (EQ), Psychopathological Symptom Inventory (BSI) and New Multidimensional Depression Scale (NEMD). The results show that there are no significant differences in the performance of the Directed Forgetting Task due to aging. Contrary to expectations, the influence of depressive symptomatology in the Directed Forgetting process was not significant, since it was verified that the severity of depressive symptoms was not accompanied by a greater number of words of negative emotional valence. On the other hand, a significant negative correlation was found between the number of remembered words and the age of the subject, compatible with a late decline in cognitive abilities.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of Depressive Symptomatology and Aging in the Directed Forgetting Process. A total of 100 individuals aged 65-86 years (M = 69.19, SD = 5.17) participated in this study. A protocol consisting of a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, and the Montereal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Directed Forgetting Task (TED), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State- Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (STAI-Y ), Young Scheme Questionnaire (EQ), Psychopathological Symptom Inventory (BSI) and New Multidimensional Depression Scale (NEMD). The results show that there are no significant differences in the performance of the Directed Forgetting Task due to aging. Contrary to expectations, the influence of depressive symptomatology in the Directed Forgetting process was not significant, since it was verified that the severity of depressive symptoms was not accompanied by a greater number of words of negative emotional valence. On the other hand, a significant negative correlation was found between the number of remembered words and the age of the subject, compatible with a late decline in cognitive abilities.
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Dissertação de Mestradoa apresentada no ISPA – Instituto
Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre em Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Esquecimento dirigido Sintomatologia depressiva Envelhecimento Directed forgetting Depressive symptomatology Ageing