Banca de DEFESA: HEDYANNE GUERRA PEREIRA

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : HEDYANNE GUERRA PEREIRA
DATE: 13/12/2021
TIME: 13:30
LOCAL: Videoconferência
TITLE:

Literature as a psychological intervention resource for coping with childhood cancer

KEY WORDS:

Childhood cancer; Child mourning; Children’s Literature; Bibliotherapy; Death.

PAGES: 234
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

During cancer treatment, even with high rates of cure and survival, children need to deal with the possibility of their own death and with the finitude of treatment friends. In childhood, in addition to being painful, death is a difficult process to understand, as adults often find it difficult to talk about death with the child, as a way to protect them. As a result, there may be an increase in anxiety, loneliness and anguish, in addition to damage to child development. Therefore, it is hereby proposed the development and validation of a book about coping with the death of children that are friends of cancer treatment. For this purpose, seven steps were carried out: (1) definition of the book's theme; (2) delimitation and (3) organization of the book's content; (4) evaluation of the book's content by experts and target audience; (5) adequacy, (6) reassessment, (7) finalization and apresentation of book contente. These data were presented in four studies, which indicated that children with cancer, as well as families and professionals experience challenges, but they also develop during cancer treatment; theses situations can be experienced in a less painful and traumatic way, if those involved receive support and playful care. Furthermore, it was found that the content of the book drawn up from the studies carried out was considered 100% understandable and adequate, and predominantly clear for children aged six to 12 years. It was concluded that the book's content is for intervention in child grief in different contexts, that playful interventions represented protective factors and that the role of the adults is to accompany and provide support, helping the child to understand and express their emotions and learn to deal with the challenges inherent in the cancer context.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - CAMILLA VOLPATO BROERING - UVI
Externa à Instituição - CARMEM BEATRIZ NEUFELD - USP
Presidente - 1321136 - IZABEL AUGUSTA HAZIN PIRES
Externa à Instituição - LUCIANA CARLA BARBOSA DE OLIVEIRA - UNI-RN
Externa ao Programa - 6350812 - SYMONE FERNANDES DE MELO