Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: AMANDA DE LOURDES BERNARDO GUERRA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : AMANDA DE LOURDES BERNARDO GUERRA
DATE: 17/12/2019
TIME: 07:00
LOCAL: SALA 605 CCHLA
TITLE:

THE BRAZILIAN VERSION OF THE FEE PROTOCOL: EVIDENCES OF VALIDITY AND THE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROFILE OF CHILDREN IN THE NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL

KEY WORDS:

executive functions; normative data; child neuropsychological assessment; child development.

PAGES: 96
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

Currently, the neuropsychological evaluation of executive functions (EF) has been the object of increasing research interest. Despite national efforts in the elaboration and adaptation of tests and tasks that assess EF in childhood, there is still remarkable dissatisfaction with the validation and standardization of available tests, as well as a lack of specific batteries for the evaluation of EF in the pediatric population in Brazil. This limitation hinders the knowledge about the semiology of EF disorders in children and limits the evaluation and research of typical development in Brazilian children. This study aims to provide Brazilian researchers and professionals with a battery of psychometric tests developed in France and simultaneously adapted to different cultures, namely, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Ecuador and Brazil: the Fonctions Exécutives chez l'Enfant (FEE) protocol. More specifically, this thesis aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the FEE protocol and to characterize the development profile of EF in children in the Northeast of Brazil. In addition, we intend to investigate the clinical validity of the tasks of the FEE protocol through case studies of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. To achieve the proposed objectives, this study was carried out with children from 7 to 12 years old with typical development of three cities in Rio Grande do Norte. The sample was divided into six age groups and each group was composed of approximately 40 children, homogeneously distributed by sex and type of school. To reach the clinical objective, 15 children between seven and 12 years old with different neurodevelopmental disorders and characteristics of dysexecutive functioning will participate in the study. The data analysis proposal includes exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, with the aid of statistical tools.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - FABIÁN JAVIER MARÍN RUEDA - USF
Presidente - 1321136 - IZABEL AUGUSTA HAZIN PIRES
Interno - 1134517 - JORGE TARCISIO DA ROCHA FALCAO