A ocupação e o bem estar pessoal de uma população de adultos com síndrome de Down

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Luciana
• Orientador(a): Schwartzman, José Salomão
• Banca de defesa: Silva, Ani Martins da , Bueno, José Geraldo Silveira
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Distúrbios do Desenvolvimento
• Departamento: Psicologia
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: deficiência mental; ocupação; inclusão social
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: mental disability; occupation; social inclusion
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/22668

At present times there are legal resources which influence society as a whole and guarantee several rights to disabled people, hence aiming at social inclusion. Such regulation alters moral, ethical and co-existing aspects in society. There is also an increasing concern with the well-being of disabled people. Nevertheless, research usually approaches only relatives or carers perspective. Thus, this study aims at describing the occupation of Down s syndrome sufferers and their perception on personal well-being. It also endeavored at listening to them. Accordingly, the occupation of some patients is described and data on personal well-being index is presented. 33 adults who suffer from Down s syndrome along with their carers or guardians took part in this study. The patients were assessed through an instrument that rates personal well-being (PWI-ID). The carers were interviewed using a semi-structured method in order to have their occupations identified as well as obtain some data that might help characterizing the subjects of the research. This study was carried out through a quantitative method approach and the research type is descriptive. The majority of people with Down s syndrome analyzed in this study are satisfied with their personal well-being and do not have an occupation. The result of the PWI-ID, indicates the ability of the Down s Syndrome carrier to notice and evaluate different aspects of his/her life in an independent way. Furthermore, having an occupation or not can a choice among the life projects of those people.