Mulheres mastectomizadas e seus parceiros: representações sociais do corpo e satisfação sexual

• Ano de defesa: 2016
• Autor(a) principal: Hirschle, Tamiris Molina Ramalho
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Brasil; Psicologia Social; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Corpo; Body; Mastectomia; Satisfação sexual; Representações sociais; Mastectomy; Sexual satisfaction; Social representations; CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/tede/8537

Breast cancer is an important issue for psychology studies because it is a current issue that needs an eye toward issues of psychological and social order. Women who pass by the lumpectomy procedure and its partners are faced with the processed body and offering new significance it must, furthermore, mastectomy can bring several changes in intimate life of the couple. This body, which is marked by the absence of the body, has sexual representations, affective and is symbol of femininity in our society. In view of this, this paper anchored in the objective theory of social representations to analyse the social representations of the female body, the mastectomizado body and the level of sexual satisfaction of women with mastectomies and its partners. It consists of a multimethod research, descriptive and field held in institutions that cater to people with cancer, located in Paraíba. Included a non-probability sampling and convenience, totaling 20 participants, 10 women who underwent mastectomy and its partners. The instruments used were: one biosociodemográfico questionnaire analyzed in descriptive statistics; the Association of Technical Free Words, using the stimulus, 'the woman's body' and 'body in women with mastectomies'; analyzed by the thematic content analysis proposed by Bardin; A semi-structured interview, analyzed through the lexical analysis by IRAMUTEQ software and sexual satisfaction scale analyzed using descriptive statistics. The application of instruments occurred individually in institutions and home to the recorder aid; They were respected all ethical procedures involving human research. The results indicated that the representations of the body in women with mastectomies are more negative compared to the woman's body, having representations focused on the lack, mutilation, shame and prejudice, moreover, the body in women with mastectomies does not represent evocations focused on sexuality compared to the woman's body. For men the representations are less loaded with derogatory words, because the partners have proved themselves as supporters and aids in the treatment and full recovery of their partners. There is a decrease in the couple's sexual satisfaction after surgery, related to changes in a woman's self-image and their representations due to mastectomy, as well as to chemical cancer treatments. However, participants also considered a good sexual satisfaction and sought to create coping strategies to overcome the loss of the breast and the consequences of treatment. This study provided an opportunity to look about spousal support for women is essential in the recovery of their physical and mental integrity. Also, consider that health professionals are oriented to provide more support and information, creating projects that provide assistance with a view to promoting the quality of life of these social actors.