Efeitos das Intervenções Assistidas por Animais na expressão verbal e não verbal de conteúdos psíquicos em sujeitos adultos com deficiência intelectual

• Ano de defesa: 2018
• Autor(a) principal: Uliana, Raisa Schenkman
• Orientador(a): Cunha, Maria Claudia
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Fonoaudiologia
• Departamento: Faculdade de Filosofia, Comunicação, Letras e Artes
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Terapia assistida por animais; Incapacidade intelectual; Testes psicológicos
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Animal assisted therapy; Stupidity; Psychological tests
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FONOAUDIOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21003

This research problematizes the interaction between adult subjects with Intellectual Disability and dogs, from the perspective of Animal-Assisted Interventions (IAA). Objective: To describe the effects of IAA on verbal and nonverbal expression of psychic contents in adults with intellectual disabilities. Method: Qualitative research. Four female subjects, aged between 39 and 63 years, with intellectual disability participated. Dog co-therapists: Amin, Golden Retriever, 7 years old, selected according to criteria of international protocols, conducted by the researcher. There were 07 IAA sessions, in a group, lasting 35 minutes each, during the course of 03 months. The HTP and Wartegg tests were performed before and after IAA sessions, the results of which were analyzed comparatively. RESULTS: In the studied population, all subjects showed personality expansion and reduction of anxiety after IAA, suggesting the development of desirable psychic aspects. CONCLUSION: The results of this research indicate the occurrence of psychic changes in different degrees in subjects with DI studied