The challenges faced by elderly people in the pandemic – some reflections

Authors

  • Gabriela Casellato Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica pela PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia. CRP-06/48701-7
  • Luciana Mazorra Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica pela PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia. CRP-06/53780-3
  • Valéria Tinoco Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica, PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia. CRP-06/53670-7

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i0p379-390

Keywords:

Covid-19, Old people, Attachment theory, Pandemic effects.

Abstract

Aging is a challenging process for any individual, either because of the many normative transitions that imply an increasing physical, psychological and social vulnerability, or because of the imminent confrontation with one's finitude. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge has become a nightmare especially for LTCF residents, who are even more vulnerable due to the risks of contagion and the impact of the severe and prolonged physical and social isolation they are subjected to. This article explores such an impact under a biopsychosocial dimension, in particular, proposing theoretical foundations for an analysis of the impact of the feelings of threat and loss experienced in an intense and prolonged way in this phase of the life cycle. The Theory of Attachment is used, a contemporary approach that, supported by concepts from Psychology and Ethology, developed the conceptual structures necessary to understand the impact of threats and dangers on human development and, therefore, to understand the effects of the pandemic on seniors.

 

Author Biographies

Gabriela Casellato, Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica pela PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia. CRP-06/48701-7

Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica pela PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia.

CRP-06/48701-7

 

Luciana Mazorra, Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica pela PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia. CRP-06/53780-3

Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica pela PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia.

CRP-06/53780-3

 

Valéria Tinoco, Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica, PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia. CRP-06/53670-7

Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia Clínica, PUC-SP. Psicoterapeuta, Co-fundadora, Diretora, Professora e Supervisora do 4 Estações Instituto de Psicologia.

CRP-06/53670-7

 

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Casellato, G., Mazorra, L., & Tinoco, V. (2020). The challenges faced by elderly people in the pandemic – some reflections. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 23, 379–390. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i0p379-390

Issue

Vol. 23 (2020): NÚMERO ESPECIAL 28 - COVID-19 e o Envelhecimento

Section

Papers

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