Abstract

SANTOS, Fábio  and  SILVA, Joilson Pereira da. Anxiety among deaf people: a theoretical study. Arq. bras. psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.71, n.1, pp. 143-157. ISSN 1809-5267.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36482/1809-5267.ARBP2019v71i1p.143-157.

The purpose of this theoretical study was to show and discuss the influence of communication, gender, educational level and deafness characteristics on deaf people anxiety. Communication and deafness characteristics are constant anxiety triggers among deaf people, because are practically inherent to deafness, requiring effective communication strategies and greater linguistic ability to deal with their anxiogenic effects. Educational level and gender are empowered by the development of the anxiety, however, they derive from external contexts linked to the model of care and the values received in the family and outside of it and to the possibility of educational development. Although common to all people, anxiety presents specific triggers for deaf people, which requires a greater social and emotional support from the family, as well as the engagement of professionals and researchers in the search for ways that protect or facilitate the lives of deaf people against anxiety.

Keywords : Deaf Person; Anxiety; Psychology and Deafness.

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