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Neste trabalho tivemos como objectivo estudar a comparação de respostas fornecidas
através de uma tarefa de memória autobiográfica entre um grupo de sujeitos com
comportamentos suicidários e um grupo de sujeitos sem comportamentos suicidários, de
modo a compreender se haveria diferenças no processo de evocação destas memórias. Para
isso utilizámos dois instrumentos de auto-avaliação (BDI e STAI), um sub-teste para
controlar o nível verbal dos sujeitos, e uma tarefa de memórias autobiográficas. A nossa
amostra foi constituída por 30 sujeitos, 15 com comportamentos suicidários e outros 15 sem
este tipo de comportamento. Os resultados obtidos permitiram-nos verificar que: (a) o grupo
com sujeitos suicidários evoca mais memórias negativas do que positivas (p=0,000); (b) o
grupo de sujeitos com comportamentos suicidários evoca mais memórias negativas quando a
palavra estímulo é negativa do que quando é positiva ou neutra (p=0,001); (c) o grupo com
comportamentos suicidários apresenta uma evocação significativamente superior de memórias
categóricas por oposição a memórias alargadas (p=0,000); e (d) o grupo de sujeitos com
comportamentos suicidários evoca um número significativamente superior de memórias
categóricas quando comparado com o grupo sem comportamentos suicidários (p=0,000).
Concluímos que existe no grupo com comportamentos suicidários um enviesamento das
memórias autobiográficas, a nível estrutural, com maior evocação de memórias categóricas, e
a nível de valência, apresentando um processamento e evocação de memórias
preferencialmente de conteúdo negativo.
The aim of this study is to assess the comparison of answers supplied in a task of autobiographical memory between a group of subjects with suicidal behaviours and a group of subjects without suicidal behaviour, in way to understand if there would be differences in the process of evocation of these memories. For that we used two instruments of selfevaluation( BDI e STAI), another one to control the verbal level of the subjects, and a task of autobiographical memories. Our sample was constituted by 30 subjects, 15 with suicidal behaviours and other 15 without this type of behaviour. The obtained results allowed us to conclude that: (a) the group with suicidal behaviours evokes more negative memories than positive (p=0,000); (b) the group of subjects with suicidal behaviours evokes more negative memories when the word stimulus is negative in comparison when the word stimulus is positive or neuter (p=0,001); (c) the group with suicidal behaviours presents a significantly superior evocation of categorical memories of what extended (p=0,000); and (d) the group of subjects with suicidal behaviours evokes significantly a bigger number of categorical memories when compared to the group without suicidal behaviours (p=0,000). On basis of the obtained results, we confirmed that exists in the group with suicidal behaviours an slant of the autobiographical memories, at structural level, with bigger evocation of categorical memories, and in terms of valence, presenting a processing and evocation of memories mainly of negative content.
The aim of this study is to assess the comparison of answers supplied in a task of autobiographical memory between a group of subjects with suicidal behaviours and a group of subjects without suicidal behaviour, in way to understand if there would be differences in the process of evocation of these memories. For that we used two instruments of selfevaluation( BDI e STAI), another one to control the verbal level of the subjects, and a task of autobiographical memories. Our sample was constituted by 30 subjects, 15 with suicidal behaviours and other 15 without this type of behaviour. The obtained results allowed us to conclude that: (a) the group with suicidal behaviours evokes more negative memories than positive (p=0,000); (b) the group of subjects with suicidal behaviours evokes more negative memories when the word stimulus is negative in comparison when the word stimulus is positive or neuter (p=0,001); (c) the group with suicidal behaviours presents a significantly superior evocation of categorical memories of what extended (p=0,000); and (d) the group of subjects with suicidal behaviours evokes significantly a bigger number of categorical memories when compared to the group without suicidal behaviours (p=0,000). On basis of the obtained results, we confirmed that exists in the group with suicidal behaviours an slant of the autobiographical memories, at structural level, with bigger evocation of categorical memories, and in terms of valence, presenting a processing and evocation of memories mainly of negative content.
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2008
Dissertação de Mestrado
apresentada no Instituto
Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para a obtenção de grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Memória autobiográfica Comportamentos suicidários Emoção Depressão Autobiographical memory Suicidal behaviours Emotion Depression
