Psicogente

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Authors: CARMEN LUISA GONZÁLEZ HIDALGO

This article presents the results of a 2009 research paper. This papers purpose was to determine the effect of Su-Jok therapy in anxious patients. Anxiety is one of the most frequent causes in psychology sessions. The research work allowed for evaluation of Su-Jok therapy performance in anxious patients at “Céspedes Argote” health center in Arroyo Naranjo, Havana, 2009. An empiric, observational, descriptive and transverse study was carried out. Patients were chosen from a simple random sampling of 144 patients selected from a group of 325 anxious patients. The collected data was processed in Microsoft Excel database; by statistical package SPSS, Version 11.0. Cattell questionnaire was used to assess their anxiety and Su-Jok therapy was applied as the sole treatment. Better evolved patients (inferior and average anxiety) who reached 74% were able to relieve the anxiety during the first weeks of treatment obtaining better results than those who attended sessions every day. It was concluded that Su-Jok therapy is an effective way to reduce patient’s anxiety

36-48.

Authors: ZAIDA MÁRQUEZ* JESÚS CASTILLO

This research paper presents a study which aimed to structure a system of categories for observation and description of violent behavior within an audiovisual children program, specifically in cartoons. A chapter of an audiovisual cartoon was chosen as an example. This chapter presented three main female characters in a random fashion in order to be observed by the children. Categories were established using the taxonomic criteria proposed by Anguera (2001) and were made up of various typed behaviors according to levels of response. To identify a stable behavioral pattern, some events were taken as a sample, taking into account one or several behavior registered in the observed sessions. The episode was analyzed by two observers who appreciated the material simultaneously, making two observations, registering the relevant data and contrasting opinions. The researchers determined a set of categories which expressed violent behavior such as: Nonverbal behavior, special behavior, and vocal/verbal behavior. It was concluded

62-72.

Authors: PATRICIA ALÓS VILLANUEVA** ROCÍO LAGO URBANO

In today’s society, women with disabilities face a double discrimination: being both female and disabled. This involves a number of social, cultural, personal and family barriers that make us forget that they are people with rights and duties, with a life project. This research paper is the result of investigation based on a study which explores the needs of disabled women. To asses these needs, semi-structured interviews were designed. Both, women with disabilities and skilled workers without disabilities in the same field were studied in order to be evaluated. The resulting data was analyzed in detail and provided information about the real needs that these women have, which will provide fundamental data for further studies

85-104

Authors: ÁLVARO ENRIQUE AMAYA* MARTHA LOZANO ARDILA

Growth rates and recidivism of juvenile delinquency make the study and understanding of this behavior a problem of great relevance to psychology. In the following research paper present the results of a study which analyzes the differences between social attitudes and cognitive strategies between young offenders and non-offenders in the Bogota city. The research was framed inside the context of a social competition model (AECS) as proposed by Moraleda, González & García (1998). We used a descriptive-comparative design with two probability clusters: the first being 205 young people who currently are enrolled in one of two rehabilitation institutions within the city of Bogota, and the second was made up of 140 young non-offenders from a Bogota high school. All of the children were aged between the 13 and the 19 years and belonged to the strata 1 and 2 mainly. We applied the test of “Social Attitudes and Cognitive Strategies” (AECS) Moraleda, González and García (1998) that previously was adjusted to the characteristics of the studied population. The comparative descriptive analysis was performed from the level of measurement of each of the variables and significant differences among the two groups were found in 13 of the 19 sub-scales of the test. This allowed us to recognize characteristic factors of young offenders such as family breakdown, belonging to low socio economic status and significant levels of social incompetence.

121-138.

Authors: MARCELA NAVIA NÚÑEZ* LEONARDO ANTONIO DI MARE PAREJA

This research paper shows the results of a study aimed at knowing the policy-related beliefs among likely-to-vote inhabitants of municipalities in the department of Atlántico (Colombia). 2.200 people were interviewed using the free associations technique for the phrases “voting” and “democracy”, they were also asked about the major functions of the city mayor. As a result, “voting” was related to “election”, and “democracy” and “freedom”, in like manner, answers about the functions of a mayor were oriented to his/her job. The most common answer regarding to mayor was “to work for the people, needs and their living conditions.” These results constitute the framework of beliefs with which voters then evaluate city management and adjust their own participation in the electoral process. Depending on the evaluation results, cognitive dissonance may arise.

153-167.

Authors: DIEGO EFRÉN RODRÍGUEZ CÁRDENAS* MARTHA ROCÍO GONZÁLEZ BERNAL

This research paper presents the results of a study which aimed to understand the empowerment experience of people with cerebral palsy who are also involved in a process of school inclusion. The research is exploratory in nature because it seeks to observe the construct of empowerment in order to analyze the contributions of the school inclusion to the development of the handicapped person. The results were analyzed from three categories: personal empowerment, empowerment, interpersonal and community empowerment, through the analysis of narrative proposed by Strauss and Corbin (2002). It was found that school inclusion contributes to personal and interpersonal empowerment, but there was no community empowerment.

178-197.

Authors: WILMAR FERNANDO PINEDA ALHUCEMA* GIOMAR JIMÉNEZ FIGUEROA** PEDRO PUENTES ROZO

The Theory of Mind is one of the most important contributions neuroscience has made to the study of social behavior in both human and nonhuman primates. This study establishes important hypotheses about the deficiencies in social interaction experienced by patients with different disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and stroke among others. In addition, this theory established a line of development in social interaction in healthy subjects which is important because it will create training programs with better levels of effectiveness. In this article, we review retrospective and prospective research advances of the Theory of Mind in neuroscience, as well as tools for evaluation and neuroanatomical and neuropsychological aspects of the theory.

207-220

Authors: MARÍA NOHEMÍ GONZÁLEZ MARTÍNEZ

This reflective paper tries to summarize the thinking of feminist Seyla Benhabib and show her concern about identity problems, subjectivity, and challenges which the feminist thought must raise. In particular, the challenge of becoming on par with other identity theorists and to enter the contemporary philosophical, moral and political discussion as an equal. Benhabib’s theoretical considerations focus on the need to replace the subject of study and paradigms in feminist theories. These theories lead to the fragmentation of human and social groups, while eliminating the possibility of developing a common point of view about the radical transformation of society. The author contends that the unity of the “ego” and the subject matter are important for the feminist theory and practice; that’s why it is necessary to establish the identity. To this end, Benhabib weighs the contributions of communitarian theories, postmodern and feminist and tries to combine them in the context of one radical critical theory.