Transgender men who preserve their reproductive organs retain the ability to conceive and give birth.
Despite the challenges, more and more of them see pregnancy as a way to become parents. Thinking
about the specific needs related to fertility, conception, pregnancy, delivery and postpartum in this group
of people and the economy of literature, this study aims to know the experiences of transsexual men with
the puerperal pregnancy cycle. For this, we seek to carry out a qualitative and exploratory research, in
which it will be developed with Brazilian transsexual men who have had at least one experience of
pregnancy, after identifying themselves as male transsexuals. The identification of potential interviewees
will be carried out through contact with the collective of “De Transs Pra Frente”, a collective formed by
trans activists in Salvador and exploration on websites and social media such as Facebook, Instagram and
Youtube. Data collection will take place through online interviews using videoconferencing software
(Google Meet) and the first transsexual men contacted will indicate other transsexual men who have gone
through the gestation process (Snowball Technique). The data obtained will be submitted to the content
analysis proposed by Bardin. It is expected that the results of this study will provide elements for the
construction of two scientific articles and an Guidance Booklet on Perinatal Health for Transgender Men
aimed at health professionals, with a view to providing better guidance in the perinatal health care of this
public.

The multidimensional impact of dyslexia can affect not only reading performance, but
also emotional development, the family environment and the child's perceptions of
themselves. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a cognitive-
behavioral parenting intervention on the family environment and well-being of children
with dyslexia. This dissertation is part of the completion of the Professional Master's
Degree in Health Psychology in the line of research Human Development and
Educational Practices in Health and is composed of three independent articles. Article
1: Systematic literature review to investigate the evidence already produced in Brazil on
the effect of intervention programs for behavioral management carried out through
guidance from parents or teachers. The results showed that the intervention programs
analyzed were effective in managing children's behavior problems at home and at
school, however, in the national literature there is a lack of research in this area that

presents a comparison design between intervention and control groups, which would
increase the reliability of the results of the guidance programs developed. Article 2: The
objective of the second article was to investigate the relationship between family
climate and the perception of well-being of children with persistent difficulties in
learning to read. 36 children from the 2nd to 6th year of elementary school participated
in the research. Correlation and multiple linear regression analyzes were performed to
analyze the results. There was a negative, significant correlation with a moderate effect
size between the perception of a negative family climate and performance in reading
pseudowords (r = - 0.36; p < 0.05); and positive, significant and moderate-strong
correlation between the Positive Family Climate and the perception of the Compared
Self (r = 0.40; p < 0.05). Family climate was a significant predictor of children's
perception of the Compared Self (R = 0.40; p < 0.01).Article 3: In this article the
objective was to investigate the effects of a parental guidance program for reduction of
behavioral problems and quality of life, adapted for fathers and mothers of children with
dyslexia. The program lasted eight sessions and was based on the cognitive-behavioral
parent training intervention model. Four mothers, four fathers and their respective
children participated in the program, all diagnosed with dyslexia. Participants
completed instruments to assess family climate, intelligence, reading performance,
quality of life and child behavior problems, before and after the intervention. The results
were analyzed using the Jacobson and Truax Method (JT) and the calculated Reliable
Change Index indicated that the changes found post-test can be attributed to the
proposed intervention program, demonstrating its clinical applicability. In addition to
the articles, the products of this dissertation were: a) The parental intervention program
for parents/guardians of children with dyslexia; b) A short course based on the model of
the proposed intervention program, selected in the Call for Support for Postgraduate
Extension 2023; c) Two playful resources developed, using programming and
educational robotics with the aim of assisting in clinical and pedagogical interventions
to stimulate reading skills in children with or without learning difficulties.

Incarcerated people go through different processes of oppression, which culminate in the marginalization and invisibility of their demands, especially those related to mental health. By adding the gender focus to this discussion, a greater vulnerability is perceived among women deprived of liberty, who suffer from the weakening of their affective bonds due to imprisonment, and often have their demands unattended. Considering this scenario, the present study was developed with the general objective of understanding the effects of the weakening of affective bonds on the mental health of women in situations of deprivation of liberty. These were the specific objectives: investigate how the experience of incarceration is constructed in the narratives of incarcerated women; examine what role the affective bonds built with their children and/or partners play in the subjective experience of these women; to analyze, in discursive formations, how these components are engendered in the mental health of incarcerated women. For the construction of this dissertation, a bibliographic review of academic productions on the subject was carried out and subsequent analysis, which resulted in an academic article; then, another academic article was produced, outlining the historical course of prisons, their social function and the political and economic articulations of their use as a mechanism for maintaining power. Finally, the data analysis section explains the results and the methodology of the research. Six women deprived of liberty participated in this study, whose discursive material was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed in the light of Pecheuxtian Discourse Analysis. The analysis categories led to some conclusions: the weakening of affective bonds represents a source of anguish and psychic suffering; health changes appears mainly in the form of symptoms and chronic complaints; the recurrent use of medication was the most used alternative to deal with psychic suffering; the experience in prison is permeated by constant distrust and fear, which coexist with the formation of a support network between the incarcerated women. Seeking an intervention aimed at reducing mental health suffering in the spaces of the prison system, an intervention product was built, in the form of an orientation booklet for the health services of the penitentiary system. In this booklet, there are informations brought by the women about the aspects of living in prison, and the survival strategies developed by them in this context.

The homogenization of the body aesthetic standard fosters discrepancies between the actual body shape and the desired one, which predominantly affects women. This is reflected in body image problems and provides the follow-up of models that result in suffering, thus configuring a relevant issue from a clinical point of view. However, few studies focusing on interventions have been carried out, especially in the Brazilian reality. Therefore, this study proposes to implement a short-term behavioral-analytic intervention, in the online modality, to address body image problems among women. This is an action research qualitative methodological investigation study. The proposed intervention will be carried out through individual online consultations, recorded for monitoring and then evaluated through interviews with the aim of investigating its effects. Data will be analyzed through thematic content analysis and discussed through the theoretical framework of Behavior Analysis.

The pandemic context caused some changes in family dynamics. With the suspension of classroom classes and the introduction of teaching in remote format, the supervision of parents and/or caregivers in their children's school activities became more necessary. In view of this scenario, this research aims to know the experiences of parents/caregivers in the school monitoring of children during the pandemic by COVID 19. Parents/caregivers of enrolled children in the initial grades of elementary school (1st to 5th grade) who are on the waiting list for Child Psychotherapy of a Psychology Service of a Higher Education Institution in a countryside city of Bahia will be participating in the survey. The research has an exploratory-descriptive qualitative methodology, with an action research approach, based on the cultural-historical method.
The action research will be carried out through group interventions guided by collaborative dialogical practices that will make it possible to identify demands about the exercise of the parental relationship that are related to school monitoring during a pandemic - COVID 19 and to analyze the meanings and senses arising from the experiences of parents/caregivers in school monitoring.
The analysis procedure will be from the cores of meanings. The present study proposes, as a final product, a Parental Orientation Program – POP as an internship proposal for a Higher Education Institution – HEI.

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered the experience of concrete and symbolic mourning. From the perspective of the Person-Centered Approach, grief can be understood as the experience of thoughts, feelings and physical sensations related to changes in the phenomenological field of a person, whose loss can generate tensions in the organism-environment relationship and threaten the self. The person-centered psychologist unconditionally considers and understands the bereaved person's loss from the client's internal frame of reference, facilitating the conscious symbolization of this experience. The aim of this study is to develop a person-centered intervention in the face of grief experienced by individuals who have lost loved ones due to Covid-19. This study converges with the objectives of the Clinical Practices and Mental Health line, as it develops a mental health practice aligned with the expanded clinic. This is a qualitative research that uses the methods of Action Research and Case Study. Two grieving clients were assisted, in which they participated from seven to ten sessions. To obtain empirical material, two semi-structured interviews and online individual psychological care sessions were carried out. The field script was used as a tool for monitoring and improving actions. The analysis of empirical material is guided by Content Analysis. Research results are presented in four studies. The first article proposes the development of an instrument (research product) that can be used as a care management tool or as a field guide to conduct the monitoring phase of a person-centered intervention in an action-research context. The second article comprises the grieving experiences from the perspective of the Person-Centered Approach, before the beginning of the therapeutic process. The third article focuses on the description and analysis of the interventions carried out in the participants' psychological care. The fourth article deepens one of the cases treated and presents an analysis on the symbolization of mourning in the therapeutic context. The results showed that person-centered interventions facilitated the process of working through the clients' grief, favoring contact with emotions, reorganizing the self and reducing the state of tension. It is considered that the development of the research brought direct benefits to the study participants and enabled the improvement of the professional practice of the psychologist-researcher. It is hoped that this research will contribute to support person-centered interventions in the face of grief and encourage new studies on the subject, especially in the area of Health Psychology.

The readers will find in this work a renovated Health Psychology, far from a humanism that is centralized in humans. This work is developed as a support to Palliative Care (PC) in Research Line 1: Clinical Practices and Mental Health of the Health Psychology Post Graduation Program of the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of Federal University of Bahia (PPGPSIMS/UFBA), oriented by professor Paulo Rogers S. Ferreira, PHD. This work has as a final product an workshop named Experience-pedagogical workshop for medical training: how to connect with the world in Palliative Care. Is is centralized in the ontological turn perspective, which contests the modern science division into nature X culture and subject X object and comprehend the actions in the world as mediations among all the actors, human and non-human. This work is divided into three chapters. The first one is a theoretical article named The transformation of the technical apparatus in Palliative Care (PC), which introduces the transformation of the inanimate technical apparatus (ICU and ICC equipments, sofas, bedrooms, etc) in animated support equipments, in Palliative Care. The analisys was oriented by Gilbert Simondon. The second chapter is a result of an empirical study, an article named Health Psychology under ontological turn: support to medical training in Palliative Care. It comprehends the medical training in Palliative Care in Medicine Graduation of the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of Federal University of Bahia (IMS/UFBA) specially how is the focus to the technical apparatus. The results concluded that the professors and students constantly work with the technical apparatus but do not recognize its participation (anima) as mediators of the Palliative Care process. In the last chapter it is proposed a product, which is a requirement os the Professional Masters Degree and is named Experience-pedagogical workshop for medical training: how to connect with the world in Palliative Care and allows the sensibility about the participation of the technical apparatus in the PC. This research was approved by the Ethical Commitee in Research with Humans of the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of Federal University of Bahia (CEP-IMS/UFBA) by authorization nº 5.935.129.

This study is the result of a project for the Professional Master's Degree in Health
Psychology. It is linked to the Human Development and Educational Practices in Health
research line at the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of the Federal University of Bahia.
Neuropsychological studies contribute significantly to clinical work and specialized
mental health care. ADHD is a neurobiological disorder characterized by changes in
dopamine levels that are responsible for attention, and motor behavior, leading to
difficulty in regulating attention responses to environmental stimuli. ADHD manifests
itself through alterations in the neural circuitry of the prefrontal cortex. From the
neuropsychological point of view, ADHD is evidenced by alternating neuronal circuits
associated with the symptoms described above. Impairment is observed in the prefrontal
cortex and, consequently, in the Executive Functions (EFs) - cognitive skills responsible
for planning and performing tasks. Impairments in the EFs primarily involve sustained
attention, working memory, planning, organization, and social behavior. In Brazil, the
number of studies focused on attentional program interventions for children with
ADHD is low, which contributes to the increased use of medication without consistent
neurofunctional gains. The lack of studies on cognitive stimulation in children with
ADHD contributes to increased medication use without consistent neurofunctional
gains. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Pay
Attention! Program in reducing attention deficits in children with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder in the city of Vitória da Conquista - BA. The study design was
quasi-experimental with the comparison of groups between pre and post-test. A
comparison was made between two groups: children diagnosed with ADHD and
submitted to the attentional intervention program Pay Attention! and children diagnosed
with ADHD who did not receive the intervention. Twenty-four children aged 6 to 10
years (M=8.37) participated in the study, 13 children in the experimental group (EG)
and 11 children in the control group (CG). After the Normality Test (Shapiro-Wilk
Test), the non-parametric Wilcoxon test was used and the effect size r, was measured by
Cohen's d. In the data analysis, outliers were identified in the EG and, for analysis
purposes, the respective children were removed from the database. The results
suggested significant changes in auditory attention measures for the group submitted to
the intervention, improvement in clinical symptoms, and reading performance.
Considering the results presented, the study demonstrates that the attention intervention
program Pay Attention! has clinically significant effects on children with ADHD. In
addition to the results regarding the effect of the program investigated, the dissertation
consists of two Technical and Technological Products – TTP’s intending to disseminate
ways of stimulating attention for children with ADHD. The TTPs developed are a 40-
page Technical Manual on Cognitive Stimulation for professionals and those
responsible for children with ADHD, published electronically, and the other was a
training course for undergraduate and postgraduate students and professionals in the
fields of education and health on cognitive stimulation for children with ADHD.

There are different care policies for people who use Psychoactive Substances (PAS). In Brazil, the asylum models, which start from the perspective of abstinence, currently coexist with the public health model, which has Harm Reduction as its main guideline. The latter, inserted in the Unified Health System, uses the Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS) as its main monitoring service for people who use drugs. On the other hand, from the perspective of abstinence, there are the Therapeutic Communities (CTs) which, with advances in recent years, have become the dominant space for asylum treatment. Considering this context, the principal objective of this study was to analyze the effects of the experience of stay in long-term institutions for people who use drugs. As a specific objective, the implications of the hospitalization process with regard to social ties were investigated. To achieve the proposed objectives, semi-structured interviews were carried out with six people who experienced some period of hospitalization in at least one Therapeutic Community or similar institution. As an analysis method, we chose discourse analysis (AD) based on the contributions of Michel Foucault. This research, developed within the scope of a professional master's degree in Health Psychology, dialogues directly with the line of research Clinical Practices and Mental Health, and is justified by the potential to put into discussion and implement practices in the field of health psychology and in dialogue with the national reality. In the first article presented, aiming to support empirical research, an integrative literature review was carried out, with CTs as the main focus of analysis. The search was carried out in the Lilacs and Medline databases, and a total of 28 articles were selected for detailed analysis. We recognize contradictory statements regarding the origin, concept, definition and functioning of CTs, as well as inaccuracies regarding the standardization of the care offered. The results exposed serious weaknesses in guaranteeing the health security of these institutions. A practical difficulty was observed in standardizing and regulating CTs. In the second article presented, the aim was to carry out a theoretical-critical analysis of the discourses that circulate regarding people who use drugs and their relationship with neoliberal rationality. As an epistemological and theoretical foundation, we rely on the analyzes proposed by Michel Foucault regarding medical, legal and moral discourses. It was understood that the neoliberal context has intensified inequalities and social exclusion, also affecting the way in which policies for people who use drugs are developed. In the third chapter we present the results of the research carried out. From the analysis of the interviews, we discuss the discursive manifestations and the way in which they intertwine and influence each other with regard to policies for people who use drugs. The prohibitionist practices of therapeutic communities are regulated by standardizing conduct, updating what is considered normal, desirable, moral and legal, and reinforcing what is seen as abnormal, undesirable, immoral and illegal. The reproduction of prohibitionist discourses is fueled by the existence of segregation spaces and, in the case of CTs, the introduction of the Christian-moral foundation as a basis for treatment was noticed, legitimizing much of their conduct. Finally, the effects were the reinforcement of social practices of exclusion, silencing and stigmatization on subjects and groups that do not meet certain performance standards. From listening to people who went through the hospitalization experience, a technical-literary work was produced as a final product. Structured in the form of short texts, with a poetic-psychoanalytic tone, the work was made in search of creating that which cannot be represented directly.

Burnout syndrome is known as a phenomenon of the modern era, resulting from the interaction
chronic stress in the workplace and personal characteristics. Recognized in
various professions, it becomes quite common in professionals and students in the field of
health. Global exhaustion, depersonalization and decline in professional satisfaction mark the
symptomatological triad of the Syndrome. Objective: Analyze an emotional regulation program
for undergraduate medical students, using dance as a resource
therapeutic, with a focus on preventing and coping with Burnout Syndrome.
Methodology: Quasi-experimental study, carried out on a sample of 176 students, from
medical courses in the southwest region, who were invited to answer an online questionnaire
composed of scales for the dimensions of burnout and emotional regulation, in a pre-test. You
Participants with higher scores on the burnout scales and lower scores on the regulation scale
emotional were invited to participate in the intervention, based on dance techniques and
subsequently responded to a post-test, consisting of the scales (burnout and regulation
emotional) and subjective questions about the intervention. Results: a rate of
10.8% of burnout among students, and a positive relationship between the use of strategies
maladaptive disorders and burnout syndrome. The intervention process took place with a group
small number of students, who evaluated the process as significantly positive, considering
the importance of implementing support and care measures to face the
academic stress. Based on the results obtained, it was possible to create a report for
participating universities, with a suggestion to create a set of care actions
in mental health in Medicine courses, with the assumption of emotional regulation of
students.

This final work was developed to investigate the effects of congenital viral infections on neurodevelopment and present ways of identification through the assessment of neuropsychomotor development. The study is part of the completion of the Professional Master's Degree in Health Psychology and is linked to the line of Research Human Development and Educational Practices in Health. Through a systematic review of the literature, the effects of infections such as COVID-19 were investigated. The review was chosen as a methodological model with the objective of synthesizing the main findings in the literature and pointing out directions for the actions of health professionals. After the results of the review, it was verified the need to develop computer material for professionals and the population on the risks of viral infections and on the signs of identifying neuropsychomotor delay. Thus, the dissertation is composed of two products, a bibliographical one, which is the review article, and another technical product, which is the informative booklet. First the review article will be presented and then the booklet. First the review article will be presented and then the booklet. Review Article: The objective of this study was to carry out a systematic literature review and create an informative booklet for parents and health professionals. The systematic literature review investigated the impacts on child neurodevelopment related to congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection, focusing on the neurological consequences that may have on the neuropsychomotor development of babies and children. The studies analyzed in the systematic review showed identification of signs of delay through neuropsychomotor assessment scales; exposure to congenital infection was divided between symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women and the results identified neuropsychomotor delay in 71.4% of the studies analyzed. The informative booklet was developed with the aim of guiding parents and health professionals on the relationship between congenital virus infections, such as the Zika virus and SARS-CoV-2, related to possible delays in neurodevelopment, covering fundamental information about viral infections , neural development, child development and neurodevelopmental disorders. The booklet's approach is accessible and aims to facilitate understanding for both parents and healthcare professionals, offering valuable guidance. This work contributes to the scientific literature and provides a comprehensive synthesis of the implications of child neurodevelopment in the context of congenital infections, seeking to impact clinical practice and family support through the creation of an applicable and relevant educational tool.

This dissertation is divided into two articles whose central axis is the acting of the intensive care psychologist in neonatal palliative care. In the approach to palliative care, its association with the terminal stage is frequent, especially when treating cancer patients or the elderly public. However, palliative care is applied at any period of the life cycle, from the diagnosis of pathologies incompatible with life and with little response to curative treatments, including in neonates. So, aimed to analyze the practice of psychologist in neonatal palliative care and elaborate a protocol that guides attention focused on promoting the practice of intensive care psychology, oriented to the Unified Health System (SUS). A qualitative methodology was used, with the design of Research of an Interventive Nature, of the Research & Development type. For the treatment of data obtained through individual semi-structured interviews, Content Analysis was used. Five hospital psychologists with experience in Neonatal Intensive Care Units participated in the sample. The places where the research was carried out are two public hospitals in a medium-sized municipality in the Northeast region, with 10 beds in each neonatal ICU linked to SUS. The first article analyzes and describes the acting of the hospital psychologist in palliative care in this context, obtaining three thematic categories from the data analysis: the challenges of approaching palliative care in the neonatal ICU; acting of psychology in palliative care with the multidisciplinary team; and, psychology interventions with the family and the baby in palliative care. It was observed that neonatal palliative care is rarely approached, often leading to its late adoption. The second text was composed by the protocol elaboration process based on the literature and collected interviews, suggesting the following strategies for action: evaluation of palliative care criteria; data on pregnancy and childbirth; information on diagnosis, treatment and prognosis; interaction with the team and bonding with the family; identification of the mother's emotional reactions; and the development of psychological interventions. It is concluded that analyzing the psychologist's practice in this field and proposing a protocol for action contributes to his doing, favors the humanization of care and allows greater visibility of neonatal palliative care in the SUS. We emphasize the importance of the instrument not being used in a technical way, as its power lies in offering possible ways for patients and family members to experience their pain with respect and dignity. 

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by changes in social interaction, communication, and behavior, in different degrees of severity. Dealing with the management of the child's needs with the diagnosis of ASD requires skills and resources from family members that can favor overload and, consequently, parental stress. Stress is triggered by parental perceptions that identify the events faced as above coping capacity. This overload can trigger the presence of symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as physical health problems. The objective of the study was to evaluate the relationship of personality traits, coping strategies and social support with the level of stress, anxiety symptoms, depression in parents of children and young people diagnosed with ASD. This manuscript presents the results of the research carried out, as a requirement for obtaining the Master's degree in Health Psychology from the Professional Master's Program in Health Psychology (UFBA). It is organized into three independent articles. The first study investigated the evidence presented in the literature on how personality traits influence stress and coping in mothers of individuals with ASD. The method used was a systematic literature review, carried out in the following databases: Portal BVS-Psi, Scielo, PubMed and Medline, between 2009-2019. The main evidence points out that a high level of stress is present in mothers with children with autism, in 90% of the studies. The assessment of personality traits was not very expressive, with 15% of the surveys, but demonstrating that maternal stress is related to personality traits, with attention to neuroticism and extroversion. The second and third articles present the results of the research with a quantitative, cross-sectional design. A total of 346 participants participated, with a mean age of 37 years (sd = 6.48), in which 93.6% (324) are mothers and 6.4% (22) are fathers, from the five regions of Brazil. The research procedure consisted of online data collection, through the Redcap platform. To participate in the research, all agreed with the ethical aspects described in the Free and Informed Consent Term (FICT). Study 2 aimed to assess the emotional state (stress, anxiety and depression) and compare groups between parents of children and parents of young people with ASD. Parents were divided into three groups based on the age of their children: G1 0-5 years (M 3.64 years / sd 1.07), G2 6-11 years (M 8.0 / sd 1.61) and G3 over 12 years (M 16.30 / SD 5.2). Data analysis consisted of descriptive analysis, Spearman correlation tests, Kruskal-Wallis tests and post hoc Dunn's test, and multiple regression analysis. The results show symptoms of moderate to very severe levels, stress in 48% (n=149), anxiety in 50% (n=156) and depression in 46% (n=144) of the participants. The comparison analysis of groups by stage of development showed differences in Stress variables: Restriction of behavior in G3 (p<0.010) and Disability of the Child, in G1 (p<0.001). In the evaluation of behaviors, with the ABC scale, they presented differences in terms of Inappropriate Speech in G2 and G3 (p<0.001 in both), and in terms of Lethargy the difference was pointed out in G3 (p<0.003). The children's age and behavior make up a stress predictor model for this study (R²=0.33; p<0.000). Greater stress response was observed in parents of younger children and young people. Stress was also the strongest predictor of changes in behavior. This implies that more attention should be paid to the emotional states of the parents, considering the perception of severity of ASD behavior and the child's developmental stage. Study 3 evaluated the interaction of stress related to having a child with ASD, psychological distress, types of coping and personality traits of the parents. Data analysis consisted of Spearman correlation tests, multiple regression analysis and mediation. The correlations between stress and coping strategies: confrontation, withdrawal, self-control, escape, and positive reappraisal were weak to moderate, ranging from rhô from 0.20 to 0.30; p<0.001, For the correlations between personality traits with stress, anxiety and depression, Neuroticism showed positive correlations: Stress (ρ = 0.36 p<0.001), Depression (ρ= 0, 50 p<0.001), and Anxiety (ρ 0.38 p<0.001). While Conscientiousness showed negative correlations: Stress (QE-PTD) (ρ= -0.33 p<0.001), Anxiety (ρ= -0.17 p<0.001) and Depression (ρ= -0.38 p<0.001 ). In the regression analysis, the strategies of Escape, Confront, and Positive Reappraisal (R² = 0.16 p<0.000) and Neuroticism (R² = 0.15 p<0.000) as predictors of specific stress. In the mediation analysis, the indirect effects of Neuroticism were observed in the stress/depression [b = 0.3242 (95% BCa CI = 0.20; 0.45)] and stress/anxiety [b = 0.2269 ( 95% BCa IC = 0.1155; 0.3567)]. The results of the studies demonstrate that problem-focused coping strategies and the Neuroticism trait are variables that influence the emotional states (stress, anxiety, and depression) of parents with children with ASD. The work presents a model with individual variables that favors the understanding of the relationship between stress and coping in families, in the context of ASD. The early detection of behavioral changes, emotional states, coping strategies, and personality traits is a differential in the care and care of the family with ASD. More efficient interventions can be proposed regarding the type and quality of care, in the management of stressful events.

This research project aims to explore the phenomenon of adolescence, through a social, cultural and historical perspective. The analysis of the life project as a research instrument aims to capture the meanings given by the adolescents for their experiences, understanding it as a seed and fruit of the construction of identity. Here, identity is very problematic, since we apprehend it as a guiding thread for the dynamic elaboration of life projects. As a strategy for this problematization, we will use cinema and audiovisual workshops, since they are powerful discussion strategies. In addition, therapeutic workshops are aggregating spaces and, by themselves, expand the possibilities of connection and bonding between those involved

Parenting practices represent an important variable in the psychosocial development of children, functioning as a risk or protection factor for the occurrence of behavior problems. Therefore, it is extremely important to promote positive parenting practices and expand interventional studies that contribute to this purpose. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention aimed at guiding parenting practices for caregivers of adolescents in a situation of socioeconomic vulnerability. For this, a research was carried out using a mixed method (quanti + quali), of a descriptive and exploratory nature, with 36 participants, being 24 (20 mothers, 3 fathers and 1 legal guardian) in the experimental group (EG) and 12 (100 % mothers) in the control group (CG). The instruments used include the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Parenting Styles Inventory (IEP) and a questionnaire with open questions about the intervention performed. Quantitative analyzes were conducted using the R language, while qualitative analyzes were carried out using content analysis. The results of the quantitative analysis did not indicate statistically significant changes in parenting practices after the intervention, in the comparison between EG and CG. However, the comparison of repeated measures in the CG indicated significant differences in the dimensions Moral Behavior (d=-0.449), Neglect (d=0.440), Inconsistent Punishment (d=0.434), Negative Monitoring (d=0.709) and Physical Abuse (d=0.502). The result of the content analysis allowed the thematic grouping into four categories of analysis: 1) Difficulties and advantages of online service; 2) Technical aspects of the Interventions: guidelines and conduction; 3) Aspects of the effectiveness of interventions: observed changes; 4) Suggestions: improvement points. The results found point to positive changes, initially in the cognitive field (self-monitoring, changes in the way of thinking about the relationship) and also in the dialogue between parents and children. Most participants positively evaluated the way the intervention was conducted and the fact that it was online. The suggestions made by the participants propose the continuity of the project, the expansion of the number of sessions and the participation of the teenager as well. The study makes an important contribution to the expansion of interventional research with parents of adolescents, especially in the online modality. Furthermore, studies with mixed methods enhance the findings and may be relevant in deepening the phenomenon studied.

In this research project, under the light of Historic-Cultural Psychology, anchored by Vigotski, we have a focus on collaboration and implementation of a protocol to evaluate the childhood development of hospitalized children mediated by playing. The general objective of this research is to elaborate a protocol to evaluate the childhood development, mediated by playing, in a way to instrumentalize psychological professionals working in the Pediatric Sector in the Hospital Geral de Vitoria da Conquista. The research outline of the research is qualitative, of explorative and descriptive nature, making use of Research-Intervention as a way to specify the research. It will be investigated the thematical axis that involve the work of a hospital psychologist, the child development process and the evaluation of the development with playing as a Historical-Cultural focus. It is believed that the development of this protocol will allow a standardization to guide the Pediatric treatment, as well as bring many benefits to the children, considering the hypothesis that a non-hospitalized child, strictly speaking, is inserted in a social environment in which the relationships that potentialize their development and learning process and that, due to the hospitalization, show losses in comparison to the distancing of the bonds in a way that, through experiencing games and dialogue, it gives visibility to the feelings and meanings of the child, considering, also, that the experiences through playing will bring a better well-being to the child in the hospitalization process and will assure their mental health. Also, considering the revelance of playing, it is expected that this will become a mechanism used by professionals in a future moment, ensuring the establishment of bonds and a better relationship to execute the caring actions that the patients placed on Pediatric need.

Research on mental health in the university environment sometimes disregards social aspects that influence the students’ academic experience such as racism, sexism and LGBTphobia. Neglecting these factors prevents university policies of permanence and promotion of mental health from comprising the reality experienced by the many subjects that make up the university. Racism, as a structural phenomenon of the Brazilian society, establishes privileges and disadvantages based on the racial identification of the subjects, and is also reproduced in the institutional sphere. Thus, it impacts the access to non-white people’s material and symbolic resources in different contexts, including the university. Based on this understanding, the main objective of this dissertation is to understand how institutional racism influences permanence and the mental health of black and quilombola students at the university. As specific objectives, it seeks to: a) describe how mental suffering resulting from institutional racism affects the emotional, social and psychological life and the training of black and quilombola students; b) identify coping strategies against institutional racism built by students; c) design strategies that allow the welcoming and solution of discriminatory situations at the university; d) equip the university to fight institutional racism and its effects on the university community’s mental health. The final work is made up by three articles, which are in dialogue with each other. The first article, theoretical in nature, aims at reflecting on the impacts of racism on the process of mental suffering in black university students, and uses as reference the studies of black scholars. It discusses how institutional racism organizes relationships in educational institutions, and considers that its identification may give rise to the denaturalization of violence and the breaking of silencing mechanisms. It concludes by stating the relevance of historicizing the achievements of black people. The second article proposes a literature review through the combined use of the keywords: black students, university permanence, university, ethnic-racial relations and quotas on the following platforms: SciElo, LILACS and CAPES Theses and Dissertations Databank. It aims at discussing how institutional racism may influence the permanence of black and quilombola students in the university.  Data were organized into two categories: student strategies for permanence in the university and institutional programs for permanence of students, being possible to apprehend formal and informal strategies to confront institutional racism. We could identify the need for developing university policies that consider ethnical-racial aspects in order to fight institutional racism. The third article aims at presenting the results of the research conducted with self-declared black and quilombola students of the Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anísio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia (IMS-CAT/UFBA), in Vitória da Conquista.  A qualitative, descriptive study was conducted from August to October 2021, when online workshops were held with students from several courses. The analysis of workshops allowed us to conclude that institutional racism is experienced directly through epistemicide and discrimination due to belonging to the quilombola people, as well as indirectly through limited information about the policy on affirmative actions. We conclude, then, for the need to invest in a permanence program that links financial and psychosocial factors to the coping with institutional racism, involving the entire academic community. Then, as a product resulting from a professional Master's degree, we present the proposal of an institutional welcoming program for black and quilombola students at the university.