CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS: UMA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE O OLHAR DA PSICOLOGIA

Abstract

Palliative care “consists of active and comprehensive care for patients whose disease no longer responds to curative treatment”. These cares aim to reduce the impact caused by pain and other symptoms, bringing more comfort to the patient and their families, thus reducing their suffering. Death is the deepest pain that anyone can feel and talking about it in addition to suffering comes also to the denial and sensation of what we are doing with our life. The grieving process can be very painful, mainly because the person separates from the loved one and this can be very painful. The grief process follows two paths, normal grief and pathological grief, it is distinguished by the degree it reaches. The difficulties, barriers and challenges encountered by the palliative care team in their daily lives will be discussed during the work. The role of the psychologist is to help the patient and their families with the personal and social problems of illness and disability, in addition to providing support throughout the progress of the disease, including the grieving process if it is experienced.