Denise Balem Yates

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene val66met polymorphism and executive functioning in patients with bipolar disorder

OBJECTIVE In the present study, we investigate the association between the val66met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF) and the performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in a sample of Caucasian Brazilian patients with bipolar disorder. METHOD Sixty-four patients with bipolar disorder were assessed and their performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test was compared with the allele frequency and genotype of the val66met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor. RESULTS The percentage of non-perseverative errors was significantly higher among patients with the val/val genotype. There was no association between (BNDF) genotype frequency and other Wisconsin Card Sorting Test domains. CONCLUSION Our results did not replicate previous descriptions of an association between a worse cognitive performance and the presence of the met allele of the val66met brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphism.

WCST and NEUPSILIN: relationships among executive functions, attention, memory and language

This study investigated the relationship between measures of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) and a brief battery of cognitive functions (NEUPSILIN) with the goal of providing a better understanding of the association between executive processes and other functions. The sample included 39 people, from 14 to 61 years old, with an average education of 12.38 (SD = 3.65) years of study. The hypothesis that correlations would be moderate to strong between the measures of executive function, working memory, attention and prospective memory from NEUPSILIN and WCST scores was partially corroborated because the intensity of the correlations was below than the expected. Other correlations were also found between the WCST scores and tasks that assess semantic-episodic memory, oral language (inference processing) and writing (reading) components.

Subjetividade e solidariedade: a diversidade das formas de implicação dos jovens na economia solidária

This article discusses the way young professionals enter and commit themselves in the social economy and associative work field. The main objective is to understand the relationships between the process of subjectification and the construction of the professional ideal among workers up to 30 years old. The analysis of the interviews, methodologically based on the biographical approach, indicates a great diversity of ways of comprehending work relationships, concerning the principles of social economy and associativism. Lack of social support (from government or civil society) and financial sustainability of projects influence in the way young workers cohere to the model of social economy management. The analysis of the interviews and the long-term observation of the projects indicate that self-management principles are only partially accomplished, existing a tendency to reproduce paternalist and hierarchical relationships.

Transformações contemporâneas do trabalho e processos de subjetivação: os jovens face à nova economia e à economia solidária

Contemporary work changes and subjectification processes: young workers facing new economy and social economy. Contemporary labor market increased society’s social gap between those inserted in the labor market and those surviving in a precarious way. Social economy emerged in opposition to this social fracture. Using the biographical approach, we discuss work’s trajectories of 30 young workers divided in two groups. The first group is formed by 15 workers employed in the new economy sector (telecommunications, Internet and software) and 5 workers employed in reengineered banks. The second group is composed by 5 workers involved in social economy projects and 5 workers involved in a communitarian association. The analysis of the first group’s workers’ interviews point to the creation/foundation of a highly individualistic ethics and behavior. The workers belonging to the second group seem to explain their experience just as an alternative to unemployment. Due to this conclusion, the question that emerges is if these projects are able to constitute a real opposition to the contemporary management discourse.

Centro de Avaliação Psicológica - CAP: uma clínica-escola especializada em avaliação e diagnóstico psicológico

A demanda por uma formacao profissional com qualidade fomentou o desenvolvimento do Centro de Avaliacao Psicologica (CAP) do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). O CAP e uma clinica-escola especializada em avaliacao e diagnostico psicologicos. O presente relato de experiencia tem como objetivo apresentar os trabalhos desenvolvidos no CAP, bem como os metodos e praticas empregados no servico. Com isso, espera-se colaborar com o desenvolvimento da Avaliacao Psicologica no Brasil por meio do incentivo de estrategias que qualifiquem a formacao de psicologos na pratica da avaliacao e diagnostico psicologico.The demand for a qualified professional training encouraged the development of the Psychological Assessment Center (CAP) of the Institute of Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The CAP is a school clinic specialized in psychological assessment and psychological diagnosis. This experiential report aims to present the work developed at CAP as well as the methods and practices employed in the service. It is expected to contribute to the development of Psychological Assessment in Brazil by promoting strategies that will qualify the training of psychologists in the practice of psychological assessment and psychological diagnosis.

Elaboração de documentos psicológicos: Considerações Críticas à Resolução CFP nº007/2003

This article aims to discuss the content of Resolution N° 007/2003 of the Federal Council of Psychology, which comprised psychological reports’ writing and had the intention to reduce the number of complaints to their quality. However, nowadays there are still many ethical processes due to faults in these documents, especially in psychological reports. The great heterogeneity of these documents, both in terms of form and content, may raise doubts about their quality. The comments and criticisms developed in this paper are intended to assist professionals in the writing of their documents, and also 1 Endereço para correspondência: Travessa Alexandrino de Alencar, 50 / 701 A, Azenha, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil 90160-030. Fone: (51) 9323-5382. E-mail: vmlago@gmail.com Lago, V. M., Yates, D. B., Bandeira, D. R. 772 serve as an updated reference on this topic, in order to contribute to the improvement of the quality of the documents. The paper examines the technical principles of written language, as well as the ethical, technical and scientifi c principles of the profession of psychologist. The importance of a written return of the results of evaluations, along with the obligatory oral return is also highlighted. The four types of psychological documents are presented, as well as the discussion of their goals and structures, with suggestions for additions to the report structure. Finally, some practical guidelines for writing documents are offered.

Centro de Evaluación Psicológica - CAP: una clínica-escuela especializada en la evaluación psicológica y diagnóstico

A demanda por uma formacao profissional com qualidade fomentou o desenvolvimento do Centro de Avaliacao Psicologica (CAP) do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). O CAP e uma clinica-escola especializada em avaliacao e diagnostico psicologicos. O presente relato de experiencia tem como objetivo apresentar os trabalhos desenvolvidos no CAP, bem como os metodos e praticas empregados no servico. Com isso, espera-se colaborar com o desenvolvimento da Avaliacao Psicologica no Brasil por meio do incentivo de estrategias que qualifiquem a formacao de psicologos na pratica da avaliacao e diagnostico psicologico.The demand for a qualified professional training encouraged the development of the Psychological Assessment Center (CAP) of the Institute of Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The CAP is a school clinic specialized in psychological assessment and psychological diagnosis. This experiential report aims to present the work developed at CAP as well as the methods and practices employed in the service. It is expected to contribute to the development of Psychological Assessment in Brazil by promoting strategies that will qualify the training of psychologists in the practice of psychological assessment and psychological diagnosis.

Psychological Assessment Center-CAP: a clinic-school specialized in psychological assessment and psychological diagnosis

A demanda por uma formacao profissional com qualidade fomentou o desenvolvimento do Centro de Avaliacao Psicologica (CAP) do Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). O CAP e uma clinica-escola especializada em avaliacao e diagnostico psicologicos. O presente relato de experiencia tem como objetivo apresentar os trabalhos desenvolvidos no CAP, bem como os metodos e praticas empregados no servico. Com isso, espera-se colaborar com o desenvolvimento da Avaliacao Psicologica no Brasil por meio do incentivo de estrategias que qualifiquem a formacao de psicologos na pratica da avaliacao e diagnostico psicologico.The demand for a qualified professional training encouraged the development of the Psychological Assessment Center (CAP) of the Institute of Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The CAP is a school clinic specialized in psychological assessment and psychological diagnosis. This experiential report aims to present the work developed at CAP as well as the methods and practices employed in the service. It is expected to contribute to the development of Psychological Assessment in Brazil by promoting strategies that will qualify the training of psychologists in the practice of psychological assessment and psychological diagnosis.