Voluntários do CVV: características sociodemográficas e psicológicas

The purpose was to identify social demographical and psychological characteristics on volunteers that offer, uninterruptedly, emotional support to the community in four CVV branches (Porto Alegre, Novo Hamburgo, Blumenau and Florianópolis) which are part of the 2Centro de Valorização da Vida", a nongovernmental organization recognized by the Brazilian Health Department as an agent of suicide prevention. One hundred volunteers participated, being submitted to a social demographical data formulary, Factorial Extroversion, Socialization and Neuroticism" Scales. Results show people who are well educated and economically stable which favors them to social work. In psychological terms, the scores obtained in Extroversion and Socialization factors suggest sensibility and capacity of adaptation and communication. In Neuroticism factor, the scores show tendency to independency and to experience stressful situations without emotional instability. The volunteers have psychological characteristics similar to general population and appreciated by CVV

A dinâmica familiar no contexto da crise suicida The family dynamics in the context of suicide crisis

Famílias inseridas no contexto suicida organizam suas relações em torno de histórias opressoras construídas através das gerações, que impedem o desenvolvimento de autonomia e continuidade. Este artigo objetiva pensar sistemicamente sobre a dinâmica familiar da crise gerada pela tentativa de suicídio de um dos seus membros. Neste estudo, seis famílias participaram de uma intervenção breve, desenvolvida com base na teoria sistêmica. Os dados foram analisados com base no Método de Comparação Constante, identificando-se categorias e a construção de hipóteses a respeito da dinâmica familiar no contexto da crise suicida. Os resultados mostram que os participantes estão limitados em sua capacidade de apoiar o desenvolvimento de uma identidade autônoma, porque a dinâmica familiar identifica as novas oportunidades de narrar a si mesmo como ameaça ao sistema de lealdades que mantém a continuidade da família, impedindo a renegociação desses códigos. O sofrimento se apresenta como emoção que limita novas trocas, surgindo o comportamento suicida como alternativa.<br>Families inserted in the suicide context tend to organize their relations around oppressive histories constructed over generations that hinder the development of autonomy and continuity. This paper aims at thinking systematically about the family dynamics of the crisis generated by the suicide attempt of one of its members. In this study, six families participated of a brief intervention developed on the basis of the systemic theory. The Grounded Theory analysis procedures made possible the identification of the categories and the construction of hypotheses regarding the family dynamics within the context of the suicide crisis. The result shows that participants are limited in their capacity of supporting the development of an independent identity because the family dynamics identifies new opportunities of narrating to oneself as a menace to the system of loyalties that maintains the family continuity hindering the renegotiation of these codes. Suffering presents itself as emotion that limits new exchanges, giving rise to the suicide behavior as an alternative