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Penitentiary System and old age: contributions of the forensic neuropsychological evaluation
Introducci贸n: El envejecimiento poblacional ha impulsado a que su abordaje se convierta en un tema
prioritario a nivel mundial, sobre la cual a煤n existen mitos y discriminaci贸n, siendo las personas adultas
mayores en privaci贸n de libertad en un sistema penitenciario, una poblaci贸n con mayores riesgos de
exclusi贸n y que cuentan con caracter铆sticas neuropsicol贸gicas que ameritan su atenci贸n. Por lo tanto, se
realiz贸 en Costa Rica un primer abordaje en el Centro de Atenci贸n Institucional Adulto Mayor desde la
neuropsicolog铆a forense, para mejorar los protocolos disponibles de evaluaci贸n de la poblaci贸n adulta
mayor. Procedimiento: Se llev贸 a cabo un trabajo final de graduaci贸n en formato de pr谩ctica dirigida
durante 858 horas tanto de forma presencial como a distancia, en el per铆odo de abril del 2017 a abril del
2018, participando de los procesos de evaluaci贸n neuropsicol贸gica forense, elaboraci贸n de un protocolo de
evaluaci贸n neuropsicol贸gica forense y participaci贸n en procesos psicoeducativos sobre consumo de
sustancias y violencia sexual. Resultados: En total se atendieron 40 personas hombres, entre 58 y 85 a帽os
de edad. Con variables sociodemogr谩ficas y de salud como una baja escolaridad (45%), con antecedentes
de trauma craneoencef谩lico (67%) y en su mayor铆a cometieron abuso sexual (55%). Se elabor贸 un protocolo
de evaluaci贸n neuropsicol贸gica que incluye un m贸dulo de entrevista y observaci贸n, evaluaci贸n del estado
de 谩nimo y evaluaci贸n del funcionamiento cognitivo.Introduction: Population ageing has become a priority between the attention and care systems but still deals
with myths and discrimination, being the older adults incarcerated in the prison system a population with a
greater risk of exclusion and that have neuropsychological characteristics that need attention. Therefore, a
first approach was carried out in Costa Rica in the Institutional Adult Care Center from the forensic
neuropsychology, to improve the available protocols for the evaluation of the older adult population.
Method: A final graduation work was carried out in a guided practice format for 858 hours both in person
and remotely, in the period from April 2017 to April 2018, participating in the processes of forensic
neuropsychological evaluation, preparation of a protocol of forensic neuropsychological evaluation and
participation in psychoeducational processes on substance use and sexual violence. Results: In total 40 male
people, between 58 and 85 years of age, were attended. With sociodemographic and health variables such
as low schooling (45%), with a history of cranioencephalic trauma (67%) and most of them committed
sexual abuse (55%). A neuropsychological evaluation protocol was elaborated that includes an interview
and observation module, evaluation of mood and evaluation of cognitive functioning module.UCR::Vicerrector铆a de Investigaci贸n::Unidades de Investigaci贸n::Ciencias Sociales::Instituto de Investigaciones Psicol贸gicas (IIP)UCR::Vicerrector铆a de Investigaci贸n::Unidades de Investigaci贸n::Ciencias B谩sicas::Centro de Investigaci贸n en Biolog铆a Celular y Molecular (CIBCM)UCR::Vicerrector铆a de Docencia::Ciencias Sociales::Facultad de Ciencias Sociales::Escuela de Psicolog铆
Intervenciones psicol贸gicas en el tratamiento de la ansiedad en personas con c谩ncer de mama: un meta-an谩lisis
Tesis (licenciatura en psicolog铆a)UCR::Vicerrector铆a de Docencia::Ciencias Sociales::Facultad de Ciencias Sociales::Escuela de Psicolog铆
Atenci贸n del manejo emocional de cuidadores de personas con un diagn贸stico de esclerosis m煤ltiple asistentes a la Cl铆nica de Esclerosis M煤ltiple del Hospital San Juan de Dios
Pr谩ctica dirigida (licenciatura en psicolog铆a)UCR::Vicerrector铆a de Docencia::Ciencias Sociales::Facultad de Ciencias Sociales::Escuela de Psicolog铆
Acute stress and fear scales during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and evaluation in a Costa Rican sample
Objective: In the context of the pandemic due to SARS-CoV-2, concerns were raised about how to adequately assess its impact on the wellbeing of the population. The main reason of this paper is to present the preliminary results of psychometric properties of measures created to evaluate such impact. Method: We created and adapted several assessment instruments, and validated them with a volunteer sample of 699 adults (+18), inhabitants of Costa Rica, who filled out an online questionnaire on mental health consequences of the pandemic during September 2020. Results: The results provided evidence of validity and reliability for the new scales developed. Also, they show a negative correlation between resilient coping and acute stress, which could be considered evidence of discriminant validity. Conclusion: In this order, the measures showed acceptable 聽psychometric properties with the evaluated sample. Future research is needed to gather more evidence of reliability and validity in probabilistic samples