摘要:The objective of this article was to verify the efficacy of the Brief Operational Psychology in the treatment of an elderly person. The diagnostic instrument was the Operational Diagnostic Scale. The Brief Psychotherapy technique was used in three interviews and twelve sessions. The patient was a married woman, 92 years-old, with adult, independent, and attentive children. Her complaint was that she could not adapt to her current situation, due to a paralysis that prevents her from executing important movements. She was suffering because she could no longer be autonomous. The results obtained after the intervention were considered positive. She was presented to new occupational alternatives, diminishing her hostility to the fact that she depended on her family. The experience favored the understanding that Brief Occupational Psychotherapy can be useful to the elderly, helping them to better deal with their conflicts.
关键词:idoso, psicoterapia breve e operacionalizada;idosismo;preconceito.;âgé ;brève et mise en service psychothérapie ;l’âgisme ;préjudice;envejecido;psicoterapia breve y operacional;ancianismo;prejudicios;aged;brief and operational psychotherapy;ageism;prejudices.