O enfrentamento do luto em idosos: o processo do envelhecer

Abstract

The concepto f loss is extensive because there are losses due to death, for abandoning and being abandoned, for changing and leaving behind interests, in order to follow of the paths. Grief is a process that occurs When an affective bond is broken, Where one comes into contact with the finitude of something or someone. Therefore, it is during aging that, as a loss that accompanies human development, it becomes more expressive, as it can´t have been elaborated during life. Given the above, the general objective of this study was to investigate the process of the loss and grief from the perspective of the elderly. One population investigates is elderly who have not gone through any grieving process recently, residing in any municipality of Uberaba -MG, aged over 60 years, users of the Elderly Care Unit (UAI). Data collection took place through the application of the Mini Mental State Examination and after a semi – structured interview. For data analysis, Bowlby´s Attachment Theory and content analysis according to Bardin were used. The results of the studies show that losses produced during life make the aging process healthier and that there are gender diferences in the way the loss processes are elaborated.