Abstract

VALE, Alliny Michelly S.; SILVA, Henrique S. da  and  CHARIGLIONE, Isabelle Patriciá F. S.. Autobiographical memory: a proposal for mnemic stimulation in elderly individuals. Psicol. teor. prat. [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.2, pp. 378-396. ISSN 1516-3687.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1980-6906/psicologia.v21n2p378-396.

The objective of this study was to document the autobiographical memory intervention process for elderly individuals developed by Serrano, Latorre, and Montañes (2005) and to verify the impact on cognition, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and quality of life. The study design was a quasi-experimental research approach with pre- and post-intervention evaluations, where ten individuals of both sexes, divided into a control group (CG = 5) and an experimental group (EG = 5) were investigated. There were no gains in cognition, depression, anxiety, and quality of life scores. However, the application of the designed protocol for each group allowed elderly individuals to interact and socialize in an environment capable of favoring autobiographical recall. It is suggested, however, that professionals, when applying the script, have the necessary flexibility for a possible extension in the number of elderly individuals, time and sessions.

Keywords : autobiographical memory; elderly; reminiscence therapy; emotion; cognition.

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