João Ferreira da Silva Filho

Pós-graduação e trabalho: um estudo sobre projetos e expectativas de doutorandos brasileiros

This analysis of the relation between graduate studies and work is based on participative observation and on the accounts of a group of doctoral candidates at a top school in the area of health sciences. Conducted using life history methodology, individual interviews (n=12) were recorded, transcribed in full, and subjected to content analysis. Findings showed that most of these doctoral candidates had doubts about their future on the market and were interested in working at a public university. Furthermore, because there are not enough permanent job positions in science in Brazil, the interviewees were considering job alternatives that involved either research institutions (doing post-doctoral work or collaborative research under fellowships) or temporary contracts (visiting professor at a public institution). The article discusses the relationship between these findings and changes observed in the field of science.

A inclusão da subjetividade no ensino da Psicopatologia

Current psychopathology studies have often been pre sented in their descriptive dimension. This perspec tive is important for teaching because it helps the student s to recognize and identify the symptomatology of e ach psychopathology case. However, subjectivity, the ex perience of suffering and interpersonal aspects are all lost in this perspective. Coming from another psychopathology tradition ‐ existential anthropology ‐ this paper pre sents practical psychopathology teaching experience which considers such dimensions as being relevant to the understan ding of mental suffering. The features and limitations of s uch traditions are briefly reviewed to support this teaching experience. Two new modalities of practical teachin g, used in the discipline of “Special Psychopatholo gy I” offered by the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine at the medical school of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for students of psychology, will be presented accor ding to descriptive case study methodology. With th ese activities we also expect to change the practice of teaching. Tra ditionally, interviewing of in-patients by a large group of students who observe passively what is happening is the cent er of this kind of education. We intend to develop a model of teaching which is closer to the proposal of the Bra zilian Psychiatric Reform which views mental illnes s as a complex phenomenon, always involving the relationship that the subject establishes with the world.O estudo da Psicopatologia tem sido frequentemente apresentado em sua dimensao descritiva. Apesar da relevância para o ensino - auxiliar o aluno a reconhecer a dimensao sintomatologica dos quadros psicopatologicos -, exclui a dimensao subjetiva da experiencia do adoecimento e seus aspectos relacionais. Partindo da tradicao antropologico-existencial, apresentamos uma experiencia de ensino de Psicopatologia que considera tais dimensoes relevantes para a compreensao do sofrimento mental. Trabalhando com estudo de caso descritivo, sao apresentadas duas novas modalidades de praticas na disciplina Psicopatologia Especial I, oferecida para alunos do curso de Psicologia da UFRJ. A proposta e ampliar o ensino pratico, tradicionalmente centrado no modelo da extensa entrevista clinica, realizada diante de um grande grupo de alunos que a tudo assistem passivamente. Pretendemos aproximar o ensino e a pratica da Psicopatologia dos ideais da Reforma Psiquiatrica Brasileira, que concebe o adoecimento mental como fenomeno complexo, envolvendo a relacao do sujeito com o mundo.

Tornar-se pesquisador: a escolha profissional como um processo

Data collected from a qualitative research carried o ut with postgraduate Biomedical students are provide d. Theoretical framework constructed by Pierre Bourdieu was privileged. Results show the need to focus the p rofessional choice in biomedical sciences as a process, bearing in min d: (1) the countless factors that pervade the acade mic trajectory and (2) the impact produced by deep transformations in the acad emic field..Data collected from a qualitative research carried o ut with postgraduate Biomedical students are provide d. Theoretical framework constructed by Pierre Bourdieu was privileged. Results show the need to focus the p rofessional choice in biomedical sciences as a process, bearing in min d: (1) the countless factors that pervade the acade mic trajectory and (2) the impact produced by deep transformations in the acad emic field..

La inclusión de la subjetividad en la enseñanza de Psicopatología

Current psychopathology studies have often been pre sented in their descriptive dimension. This perspec tive is important for teaching because it helps the student s to recognize and identify the symptomatology of e ach psychopathology case. However, subjectivity, the ex perience of suffering and interpersonal aspects are all lost in this perspective. Coming from another psychopathology tradition ‐ existential anthropology ‐ this paper pre sents practical psychopathology teaching experience which considers such dimensions as being relevant to the understan ding of mental suffering. The features and limitations of s uch traditions are briefly reviewed to support this teaching experience. Two new modalities of practical teachin g, used in the discipline of “Special Psychopatholo gy I” offered by the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine at the medical school of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for students of psychology, will be presented accor ding to descriptive case study methodology. With th ese activities we also expect to change the practice of teaching. Tra ditionally, interviewing of in-patients by a large group of students who observe passively what is happening is the cent er of this kind of education. We intend to develop a model of teaching which is closer to the proposal of the Bra zilian Psychiatric Reform which views mental illnes s as a complex phenomenon, always involving the relationship that the subject establishes with the world.O estudo da Psicopatologia tem sido frequentemente apresentado em sua dimensao descritiva. Apesar da relevância para o ensino - auxiliar o aluno a reconhecer a dimensao sintomatologica dos quadros psicopatologicos -, exclui a dimensao subjetiva da experiencia do adoecimento e seus aspectos relacionais. Partindo da tradicao antropologico-existencial, apresentamos uma experiencia de ensino de Psicopatologia que considera tais dimensoes relevantes para a compreensao do sofrimento mental. Trabalhando com estudo de caso descritivo, sao apresentadas duas novas modalidades de praticas na disciplina Psicopatologia Especial I, oferecida para alunos do curso de Psicologia da UFRJ. A proposta e ampliar o ensino pratico, tradicionalmente centrado no modelo da extensa entrevista clinica, realizada diante de um grande grupo de alunos que a tudo assistem passivamente. Pretendemos aproximar o ensino e a pratica da Psicopatologia dos ideais da Reforma Psiquiatrica Brasileira, que concebe o adoecimento mental como fenomeno complexo, envolvendo a relacao do sujeito com o mundo.

Including subjectivity in the teaching of Psychopathology

Current psychopathology studies have often been pre sented in their descriptive dimension. This perspec tive is important for teaching because it helps the student s to recognize and identify the symptomatology of e ach psychopathology case. However, subjectivity, the ex perience of suffering and interpersonal aspects are all lost in this perspective. Coming from another psychopathology tradition ‐ existential anthropology ‐ this paper pre sents practical psychopathology teaching experience which considers such dimensions as being relevant to the understan ding of mental suffering. The features and limitations of s uch traditions are briefly reviewed to support this teaching experience. Two new modalities of practical teachin g, used in the discipline of “Special Psychopatholo gy I” offered by the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine at the medical school of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for students of psychology, will be presented accor ding to descriptive case study methodology. With th ese activities we also expect to change the practice of teaching. Tra ditionally, interviewing of in-patients by a large group of students who observe passively what is happening is the cent er of this kind of education. We intend to develop a model of teaching which is closer to the proposal of the Bra zilian Psychiatric Reform which views mental illnes s as a complex phenomenon, always involving the relationship that the subject establishes with the world.O estudo da Psicopatologia tem sido frequentemente apresentado em sua dimensao descritiva. Apesar da relevância para o ensino - auxiliar o aluno a reconhecer a dimensao sintomatologica dos quadros psicopatologicos -, exclui a dimensao subjetiva da experiencia do adoecimento e seus aspectos relacionais. Partindo da tradicao antropologico-existencial, apresentamos uma experiencia de ensino de Psicopatologia que considera tais dimensoes relevantes para a compreensao do sofrimento mental. Trabalhando com estudo de caso descritivo, sao apresentadas duas novas modalidades de praticas na disciplina Psicopatologia Especial I, oferecida para alunos do curso de Psicologia da UFRJ. A proposta e ampliar o ensino pratico, tradicionalmente centrado no modelo da extensa entrevista clinica, realizada diante de um grande grupo de alunos que a tudo assistem passivamente. Pretendemos aproximar o ensino e a pratica da Psicopatologia dos ideais da Reforma Psiquiatrica Brasileira, que concebe o adoecimento mental como fenomeno complexo, envolvendo a relacao do sujeito com o mundo.

Profissão: identificação e projeto

Neste artigo usamos as nocoes de identificacao e de projeto para discutir o tomar-se profissional, partindo da pesquisa com um grupo de trabalhadores urbanos: os pilotos de trem do Metro carioca.

Becoming a researcher: the professional choice as a process

Data collected from a qualitative research carried o ut with postgraduate Biomedical students are provide d. Theoretical framework constructed by Pierre Bourdieu was privileged. Results show the need to focus the p rofessional choice in biomedical sciences as a process, bearing in min d: (1) the countless factors that pervade the acade mic trajectory and (2) the impact produced by deep transformations in the acad emic field..Data collected from a qualitative research carried o ut with postgraduate Biomedical students are provide d. Theoretical framework constructed by Pierre Bourdieu was privileged. Results show the need to focus the p rofessional choice in biomedical sciences as a process, bearing in min d: (1) the countless factors that pervade the acade mic trajectory and (2) the impact produced by deep transformations in the acad emic field..

Para hacer un investigador: la opción profesional como de proceso

Data collected from a qualitative research carried o ut with postgraduate Biomedical students are provide d. Theoretical framework constructed by Pierre Bourdieu was privileged. Results show the need to focus the p rofessional choice in biomedical sciences as a process, bearing in min d: (1) the countless factors that pervade the acade mic trajectory and (2) the impact produced by deep transformations in the acad emic field..Data collected from a qualitative research carried o ut with postgraduate Biomedical students are provide d. Theoretical framework constructed by Pierre Bourdieu was privileged. Results show the need to focus the p rofessional choice in biomedical sciences as a process, bearing in min d: (1) the countless factors that pervade the acade mic trajectory and (2) the impact produced by deep transformations in the acad emic field..

Who suffers the impact: some observations on health

Mr. Editor,The editorial entitled ‘Who suffers the impact: considerationsabout conflicts of interest’, published in September 2003, hasfocused on the impact factors, the politics of publication and theconflicts of interest. We would like to add some comments to thatarticle, especially regarding the study by De Meis et al., initiallypresented in a lecture at the Institute of Advanced Studies of theUniversity of Sao Paulo -IEA/USP, and, several months afterwards,fully published in the Brazilian Journal of Medical and BiologicalResearch.