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

• Autor(a) principal: Uliana, Raisa Schenkman
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_SP
• Texto Completo: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21003
• topic: Terapia assistida por animais; Incapacidade intelectual; Testes psicológicos; Animal assisted therapy; Stupidity; Psychological tests; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FONOAUDIOLOGIA

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