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“Dasein” ansiedade perante a morte e imortalidade simbólica em idosos institucionalizados
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A condição humana identifica-se com a fragilidade da vida ou com a inexorabilidade da morte.
No sentido de perceber como os idosos vivem esta realidade e, a ansiedade que isso pode
acarretar, assim como até que ponto alguns factores e atitudes perante a morte podem contribuir
para um aumento ou diminuição desta ansiedade, realizamos um estudo experimental com
Sessenta e cinco idosos a viver em Instituições, na zona de Alverca do Ribatejo e Alhandra.
Foram utilizadas três escalas (Escala de Ansiedade perante a morte (RDAS), Escala de
Imortalidade Simbólica (SIS) e uma Escala de Atitudes perante a morte (DAS) aplicadas através
de entrevistas semi-directivas. Através da análise de resultados verificou-se que existe um baixo
nível de ansiedade perante a morte na amostra estudada e que a imortalidade simbólica tem uma
correlação negativa com as diferentes atitudes perante a morte. Verificou-se ainda, para esta
amostra, que não existe um modo privilegiado de Imortalidade Simbólica, tendo cada modo a sua
importância, encontrando-se contudo resultados menos dispersos no Modo de Transcendência. A
Atitude perante a morte mais privilegiada na amostra é a Aceitação Neutral. Notou-se ainda a
existência de uma correlação forte positiva entre a Ansiedade Perante a Morte e as Atitudes de
Medo, Evitamento e Aceitação como Aproximação.
The human condition identifies it self with the fragility of life or with inexorability. In order to understand how the elderly people cope with this reality, with the resultant anxiety, and to which degree some factors and attitudes before death, can contribute to a an increase or decrease of this anxiety, a experimental study was made. This study involves 65 elderly people, residents in institutions in the Alverca do Ribatejo and Alhandra areas. 3 scales were applied ( Revised Death Anxiety Scale –RDAS, the Symbolic Immortality Scale – SIS and the Death Attitudes Profile – DAS), through semi-directive interviews. The results showed us that in this sample, there’s a low level of anxiety before death and that the Symbolic Immortality correlates negatively with the different attitudes before death. The results also showed that, in this sample, there isn’t one privileged Symbolic Immortality mode. Each mode as it’s own relevance, although dispersed results were found in the Transcendental mode. The most relevant attitude before death in this sample was the Neutral Acceptance. It was also found a strong positive correlation between the Anxiety before death and the Fear, Avoidance/Acceptance and the Approximation attitudes.
The human condition identifies it self with the fragility of life or with inexorability. In order to understand how the elderly people cope with this reality, with the resultant anxiety, and to which degree some factors and attitudes before death, can contribute to a an increase or decrease of this anxiety, a experimental study was made. This study involves 65 elderly people, residents in institutions in the Alverca do Ribatejo and Alhandra areas. 3 scales were applied ( Revised Death Anxiety Scale –RDAS, the Symbolic Immortality Scale – SIS and the Death Attitudes Profile – DAS), through semi-directive interviews. The results showed us that in this sample, there’s a low level of anxiety before death and that the Symbolic Immortality correlates negatively with the different attitudes before death. The results also showed that, in this sample, there isn’t one privileged Symbolic Immortality mode. Each mode as it’s own relevance, although dispersed results were found in the Transcendental mode. The most relevant attitude before death in this sample was the Neutral Acceptance. It was also found a strong positive correlation between the Anxiety before death and the Fear, Avoidance/Acceptance and the Approximation attitudes.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Morte Ansiedade perante a morte Imortalidade simbólica Idosos Institucionalização Death Anxiety before death Symbolic immortality Attitudes before death Agging