The relationship between the positive aspects of caring and the personal growth of caregivers of patients with advanced oncological illness : Postraumattic growth and caregiver.

OBJECTIVE: Examine the relationship between the positive aspects of care and the personal growth of caregivers of patients with advanced oncological illness. METHODS: This research was a quantitative study with a transversal design. One hundred (100) informal caregivers filled out self-applied questionnaire on resilience, aspects of care, emotional distress, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth. Descriptive statistics were applied to the data, later correlation, and regression, and comparative analyses were conducted. RESULTS: The participants were mainly women (86%) with an average care period of 12 months. The average age was 46.52 years. The highest scores were evidenced in positive aspects of caretaking, spirituality, personal growth, and distress, while the lowest score was seen in questions related to resilience. There was a negative inverse correlation among emotional distress, resilience, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth (p < .05) and a positive correlation among resilience, spirituality, posttraumatic growth, and the positive aspects of caretaking (p < .01). There were significant differences among the items related to emotional distress, resilience, and posttraumatic growth. The linear regression analysis showed that as resilience, spirituality, and the positive aspects of care increased, so did posttraumatic growth. SIGNIFICANT RESULTS: To promote the perception of benefits among caregivers, resilience and the identification of meaning in the caregiving experience of patients with advanced oncological illness can be considered protective factors favoring adaptation and reducing negative moods.

Positive Personal Qualities and Depression

The article describes the results of studying the relationship between positive personal qualities and depression, as an antagonist of positive parameters. The following positive characteristies were studied: subjective well-being, happiness, hope, subjective success of activity, the ability to determine life goals, emotional maturity, the ability to comprehend the present, satisfaction with life, desire and initiative for personal growth, inclination to curiosity and research, motivation to seek satisfaction with marriage. The level of depression was also measured. Positive characteristics and contrasted depression show correlations among themselves, which indicates a general factor of positivity. A positive person is positive in all spheres of life and at the same time does not show any depressive manifestations. In general, depressivity is antagonistic to a person's positivity (AU)

Psicodrama do herói: uma jornada de transformação / Herodrama: a journey of transformation / Psicodrama del héroe: una jornada de transformación

O objetivo desta comunicação breve é analisar e refletir a eficiência da utilização do método psicodramático em conjunto com a jornada do herói, monomito narrado por Joseph Campbell, que está presente em todas as culturas e relata a presença de um herói e seu processo de mudança. Chamamos o resultado dessa união de Psicodrama do herói (PDH). Descrevemos, neste estudo, um trabalho realizado por meio do PDH, no qual os participantes vivenciaram a transformação de um personagem construído pelo próprio grupo.

The purpose of this brief communication is to analyze and reflect upon the efficiency of using the psychodrama method in connection with the hero's journey, a monomyth described by Joseph Campbell, which is present in all cultures and describes a hero and his journey of transformation. We called the result of this union Herodrama (HD). In this study, we describe a workshop executed with HD, in which participants experienced the journey of a character built by the group itself.

El objetivo de esta breve comunicación es analizar y reflejar la eficiencia de la utilización del método psicodramático en conjunto con la jornada del héroe, monomito descrito por Joseph Campbell, que está presente en todas las culturas y relata la presencia de un héroe y su jornada de transformación. Llamamos el resultado de esa unión de Psicodrama del héroe (PDH). Describimos, en este estudio, un trabajo realizado con PDH, en el cual los participantes vivenciaron la jornada de un personaje construido por el propio grupo.

Vivência comunitária católica e crescimento pessoal / Community catholic experience and personal growth / Vivencia comunitária católica y crescimiento personal

A pesquisa objetivou compreender os sentidos da experiência de fé vivida em uma comunidade católica como crescimento pessoal daqueles que dela participam. Em vista disso, foi proposto, em uma paróquia católica, a realização de um grupo de partilha de experiências comunitárias. Foram nove participantes, todos comprometidos com o trabalho voluntário; cinco encontros, com duração média de duas horas cada, numa periodicidade quinzenal. Após cada encontro foram redigidas narrativas registrando os momentos mais significativos do grupo. Deste conjunto de narrativas foi elaborada uma análise qualitativo-fenomenológica, reunindo por eixos de significados tudo o que foi vivido pelos participantes. Concluiu-se que a vivência da fé cristã num contexto comunitário católico é promotora de crescimento pessoal, embora tal crescimento nem sempre esteja garantido pelo simples fato de participar da comunidade, uma vez que ela é também sentida e percebida como um espaço de contradições.

The research’s goal was understand the meaning of faith experiences lived in a catholic community as a personal growth of those who are members. Considering this situation, a proposal was made, to a catholic congregation, that they form a group to share their experiences with others from the community. There were nine participants, all compromised with the volunteer job; five reunions, approximatelly two hours long each, evry 15 days. After each reunion a narrative was composed registering the most significants moments of the group. From all of the narratives, a analysis qualitative-phenomenom, gathering by meaning everything that the participants lived. The conclusion was that the experience of Christian faith in a context of a Catholic community provides personal growth, altough this growth is not always granted by the simple fact of participating in the community, once it’s also sensed and noticed as a contradiction space.

El Objetivo de la investigación fue comprender la experiencia de fé vivida en una comunidad católica como crescimiento personal de los participantes de la misma. Fué propuesto, en una parróquia católica, la formación de un grupo que comparta sus experiencias comunitárias. Fueron nueve participantes, todos voluntários; cinco encuentros quincenales con duración de dos horas cada una. Despues de cada encuentro fueron realizadas puestas en común, de forma narrativa, registrando los momentos mas relevantes del grupo. De estos comentários fue elaborado un análisis cualitativo-fenomenológico, separados por grupos de significados de lo que fué vivenciado. Podemos concluir que la vivencia de fé cristiana en un contexto comunitário católico es motivo del crescimiento personal, a pesar que tal crescimiento no sea garantizado por el hecho de participar de una comunidad , una vez que ella también es entendida como un espacio de contradicciones.

Valoração da família e condutas desviantes: testagem de um modelo teórico / Valuation of the family and deviant conducts: testing of a theoretical model / Valoración de la conducta desviada y la familia: prueba de un modelo teórico

O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a consistência interna e validade estrutural dos indicadores da valoração interna da família e sua influência nas condutas desviantes em jovens. Para isso, realizou-se uma análise exploratória dos principais componentes e confirmatória e modelagem de equação estrutural. Duas amostras compuseram o estudo, uma com 488 jovens destinada a análise exploratória e outra com 345 jovens para a análise confirmatória e modelagem estrutural. Todos os jovens eram do nível escolar fundamental e médio, da rede privada e pública de educação da cidade João Pessoa – PB e Palmas – TO, entre 14 e 18 anos e do sexo masculino e feminino. Foi respondido um questionário que avalia a importância que o jovem atribui a sete (7) itens para sua boa relação familiar. Na análise exploratória o modelo unifatorial se relevou satisfatório sendo confirmado, a partir dos indicadores de qualidade de ajuste, na análise confirmatória, como um modelo aceitável estruturalmente. Bem como, a predição das condutas desviantes a partir da valoração da família foi comprovada.

This study aimed to evaluate the internal consistency and structural validity of the indicators of internal valuation of the family its influence on deviant behavior in young. For that, there was an exploratory analysis of the main components, confirmatory analysis and structural equation modeling. A sample of 488 young people to exploratory analysis and another one of 345 young people to confirmatory analysis made this study and structural model. All the young people were from the primary and middle level of private and public schools in João Pessoa – PB and Palmas – TO and age between 14 and 18 years and males and females. They answered a questioner assessing the importance that the young people gave the seven attributes for their good family relationship. In exploratory analysis, the model unifactorial had a satisfactory result; these, confirmed, from indicators of adjust quality, in confirmatory analysis, as a model structurally acceptable. As well, the prediction of deviant behavior from the valuation of the family wasestablished.

El presente estudio pretende evaluar la consistencia interna y validez de los indicadores estructurales de la valoración interna de la familia y su influencia en el comportamiento desviado en los jóvenes. Para ello, llevamos a cabo un análisis exploratorio de componentes principales y modelos de ecuaciones estructurales y de confirmación. Dos muestras, una con 488 jóvenes para análisis exploratorio y otro con 345 jóvenes para el análisis confirmatorio y modelos estructurales, hombres y mujeres, de 14 a 18 años. Todos eran de nivel primaria y secundaria, la educación privada y pública de la ciudad de João Pessoa – PB y Palmas – TO. Respondió a un cuestionario en la buena relación familiar y la conducta desviada. En el análisis exploratorio confirmó la existencia de un factor, en el análisis de confirmación, indicadores de bondad de ajuste, demostró el modelo aceptable estructuralmente. Además, demostró que la valoración de la familia explica la conducta desviada.

La confluencia en la relación de pareja como limitante para el crecimiento personal: una visión gestáltica / Confluence in the couple relationship as a limit for the personal growth: a gestalt vision

El presente artículo es producto de una investigación que pretende dar a conocer la forma en que la confluencia afecta las relaciones de pareja, influyendo en el crecimiento personal de los miembros de la misma. Desde un punto de vista gestáltico, a través de una investigación cualitativa y el método fenomenológico, se analizó la experiencia personal de los participantes respecto al tema, y el significado que tiene para ellos esa experiencia. Las participantes en esta investigación son 4 mujeres de entre 22 a 35 años de edad, quienes autodefinen su relación de pareja como conflictiva, y quienes mantuvieron una relación de confluencia (noviazgo o matrimonio) en algún momento de su vida. Las técnicas de recolección de datos utilizadas fueron la entrevista individual y la autobiografía. Conforme al análisis realizado durante esta investigación se encontró que: la confluencia y la codependencia mantienen características similares, sin embargo la diferencia esencial básicamente se refiere a que la primera es considerada un mecanismo de defensa desde la Gestalt, mientras que la segunda se califica más como una enfermedad (Melody, Wells y Miller, 2003; Barnetche, De Maqueo y De Martínez, citados por Ruíz, 2007). Además, se identificó que los principales factores que favorecen la confluencia en una relación de pareja son la historia personal, la baja autoestima y la falta de límites claros. También, se encontró que los sentimientos predominantes en una relación confluente son el miedo a la soledad, la desconfianza en la pareja y los celos. Por lo tanto, se concluye que la confluencia sí limita el crecimiento personal pues la persona se enfoca en su relación de pareja más que en sí misma.

Confluence in the couple relationship as a limit for the personal growth. A Gestalt vision. Frequently, when someone decides to establish a couple relationship, this individual starts to worry more for the other person than for oneself, people worry more about the couple's needs to be satisfied while the own needs are left in a second place. Finally, the people are immersed in a not very satisfactory couple relationship, in which they are afraid to show the other person how they are in fact or what they wish, so the individuals end up depending, to a great extent, on the other person, to such a point that they cede the other person the responsibility of their own happiness. In this kind of relationships it is very difficult that someone gets to have enough confidence in the partner when there is the fear to abandonment and to loneliness. All this contributes to the existence of diverse problems in the population in general, whether they are physical, psychological or emotional; because human beings live each time less happily, due to the lack of satisfactory interpersonal relationships, in which the people feel understood and listened, and in which they can develop fully without existing the fear to rejection and to abandonment. On the other hand, the relationships based on the confluence seem to abound everywhere and in any culture or social stratum.

La confluencia en la relación de pareja como limitante para el crecimiento personal: una visión gestáltica / Confluence in the couple relationship as a limit for the personal growth: a gestalt vision

El presente artículo es producto de una investigación que pretende dar a conocer la forma en que la confluencia afecta las relaciones de pareja, influyendo en el crecimiento personal de los miembros de la misma. Desde un punto de vista gestáltico, a través de una investigación cualitativa y el método fenomenológico, se analizó la experiencia personal de los participantes respecto al tema, y el significado que tiene para ellos esa experiencia. Las participantes en esta investigación son 4 mujeres de entre 22 a 35 años de edad, quienes autodefinen su relación de pareja como conflictiva, y quienes mantuvieron una relación de confluencia (noviazgo o matrimonio) en algún momento de su vida. Las técnicas de recolección de datos utilizadas fueron la entrevista individual y la autobiografía. Conforme al análisis realizado durante esta investigación se encontró que: la confluencia y la codependencia mantienen características similares, sin embargo la diferencia esencial básicamente se refiere a que la primera es considerada un mecanismo de defensa desde la Gestalt, mientras que la segunda se califica más como una enfermedad (Melody, Wells y Miller, 2003; Barnetche, De Maqueo y De Martínez, citados por Ruíz, 2007). Además, se identificó que los principales factores que favorecen la confluencia en una relación de pareja son la historia personal, la baja autoestima y la falta de límites claros. También, se encontró que los sentimientos predominantes en una relación confluente son el miedo a la soledad, la desconfianza en la pareja y los celos. Por lo tanto, se concluye que la confluencia sí limita el crecimiento personal pues la persona se enfoca en su relación de pareja más que en sí misma.(AU)

Confluence in the couple relationship as a limit for the personal growth. A Gestalt vision. Frequently, when someone decides to establish a couple relationship, this individual starts to worry more for the other person than for oneself, people worry more about the couple's needs to be satisfied while the own needs are left in a second place. Finally, the people are immersed in a not very satisfactory couple relationship, in which they are afraid to show the other person how they are in fact or what they wish, so the individuals end up depending, to a great extent, on the other person, to such a point that they cede the other person the responsibility of their own happiness. In this kind of relationships it is very difficult that someone gets to have enough confidence in the partner when there is the fear to abandonment and to loneliness. All this contributes to the existence of diverse problems in the population in general, whether they are physical, psychological or emotional; because human beings live each time less happily, due to the lack of satisfactory interpersonal relationships, in which the people feel understood and listened, and in which they can develop fully without existing the fear to rejection and to abandonment. On the other hand, the relationships based on the confluence seem to abound everywhere and in any culture or social stratum.(AU)