Introduction: Social isolation is one of the preventive measures during pandemics to reduce the transmission of new viruses, but it can have serious psychological repercussions. In this perspective, this study aims to reflect on the psychological phases and the meaning of life, unveiled by Viktor Frankl from the experience in concentration camps, relating to the current moment of social isolation due to the COVID-19. Method: Reflective description, with a phenomenological-existential basis by Viktor Frankl and his book ¨Em Busca de Sentido¨, as well as related national and international literature. Results: As a reflection between Frankl's experience and the current reactions of people in social isolation, the three psychological phases to be discussed are: 1) the State of Shock: A Pandemic in a globalized world 2) Apathy, adaptation and the meaning of life in fields: Unveiling the meaning in dark times and 3) Third: After being released: What to expect or what to do Final considerations: This study allowed to verify that the psychological and behavioral reactions in a state of confinement, were similar between concentration camps and the current social isolation. Frankl's experience of finding meaning in life in times of suffering is an example of overcoming and surviving for people experiencing social isolation in times of pandemic.
The study aimed to understand how the elderly in two Long Term Care Facilities for the Elderly (LTCFs) experience daily spirituality and the meaning of life. This is a qualitative descriptive study, with an intentional sample of 14 elderly people, of both sexes, in private institutions in the city of Niterói / RJ. Three instruments were used for data collection: the institution's characterization form, the participant's characterization form and the interview script. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed according to the empirical-comprehensive model proposed by Amedeo Giorgi. The interpretation took place from the existentialist perspective of Frankl and Merleau-Ponty. In the analysis, three categories emerged: Aging at LTCFs, Spirituality as a support for institutionalized life, and Meaning of Life for the elderly in the institutional environment. The study concluded that spirituality and the meaning of life in the LTCF environment are important elements for facing the difficulties that the elderly experience in the institutional environment. The participants' speeches referred to adaptation, overcoming and emotional loneliness. There are many challenges experienced daily by the elderly population in the institutional environment, but the elderly can overcome them by finding their own meaning in life, combining the process of spirituality, which can be cultivated daily in the walk of those who so desire, favoring the meeting a satisfying life, even in an institutionalized environment and in the midst of constant need, especially in the presence of family members.
Currently, new concepts, ideas and definitions about religion, religiosity and spirituality are traced by Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology and have gained new spaces and meanings in modern society. Spirituality can be perceived as a possible dimension of the subject, linked to his experiences and beliefs, and it can be understood as a health promoting aspect in the human being when it is related to a positive attitude of affirmation of life on the part of the person who experiences it. In particular, health professionals should understand and welcome sick people in their unique ways of dealing with the disease, and this premise is necessary for establishing the therapeutic link under the integrality perspective. The purpose of this article is to reflect on the interface between spirituality and health as a possibility of meanings linked to human experiences. To this end, an exploratory bibliographic research was carried out on academic texts, books, newspapers, electronic libraries and databases in scientific publications - repositories and indexers (BVS, CAPES journals, PubMed) that provide materials for addressing the proposed theme. Finally, it is suggested the inclusion of this topic in the education of health professionals, considering that the issue of spirituality will arise in the daily life when dealing with health users.
Este estudo tem como o objetivo refletir sobre o sentido da vida como estratégia para o envelhecimento saudável, com base na perspectiva teórica de Viktor Frankl.Trata-se de um ensaio reflexivo a partir da premissa de envelhecimento saudável e da necessidade de contextualização da prática profissional em saúde, possibilitando novas perspectivas de intervenção calcadas na teoria frankliana. Através de revisão na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde e suas bases de dados, buscou-se materiais entre 2013 a 2019, que forneceram subsídios para o tema proposto. Considerou-se 30 publicações e construiu-se três categorias: Perspectiva antropológica em Viktor Frankl; O sentido da vida no envelhecer e o envelhecimento saudável; e O sentido dos valores vivenciais familiares no envelhecimento saudável. Um dos desafios atuais é que a população envelheça com qualidade de vida mantendo sua capacidade funcional preservada. Portanto, há que se atentar para o aporte do sentido da vida como estratégia de fortalecimento da dimensão existencial do idoso durante o seu processo de envelhecimento com vistas as importantes implicações na sua saúde mental e longevidade, já que interfere diretamente em toda a sua maneira de viver.
Ethics analyzes the moral problems that affect the well-being and quality of life of humans and non-humans and their environments. To this end, it seeks to reflect on values and guiding principles of human life and professional practices. The present work aimed to understand the process of ethical training of psychology students at a public college in the state of Rio de Janeiro. To this propose, we conducted individual interviews, with a semi-structured script, with thirty students completing the Psychology course (from the eighth to the eleventh period). We analyzed the data according to Bardin's content analysis proposal. Most of the interviewees considered that to be ethical in the professional practice means “to respect the other”. The most recurrent response explaining the values that the interviewees consider essential for their professional activity was “listening / welcoming attitude without prior judgments”. Finally, we argue that ethical training should permeate the academic and professional training of the psychology student, preferably also in a transversal way, and be promoting the debate between teachers, students and society.
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