Executive functions have an important role in human behavioural regulation and can be a determinant of eating behaviour. Our aim was to study the different components executive obese individuals waiting for clinical treatment, comparing them with normoweight subjects similar socio-demographic characteristics.A total 114 adults (76 38 normoweight) completed neuropsychological battery that included tasks conceptualization abstraction, motor programming, response maintenance, inhibition...

(1) Background: Residential care (RC) for children and youth should provide a holistic experience of growing up. Currently, RC homes face many challenges, highlighting the need validated, innovative interventions. D'AR-TE is pilot project aimed at creating an intervention model in RC, promoting protective factors through activities designed to enhance personal skills, socialization, relationship building. The spanned three years, focusing on two main areas: "Promoting SELF" (including...

Alcohol abuse impacts on cognitive functioning. We report a test of stimulation intervention patients recovering from alcohol dependence syndrome. 169 were split into 2 groups (cognitive and controls). Patients in engaged 10-session protocol with exercises the form serious games, as well general treatment, whereas controls underwent treatment only. The results show greater improvement performance post-treatment for group.

According to the literature, way through which individuals manage their emotions when faced with challenging situations plays a major role in personal and professional success can act as protective factor against burnout. With aim of understanding relationship between perception emotional intelligence (EI), resilience (Rs), burnout syndrome (BS), 1363 aged 16 84 were studied. Of this sample, most participants are female, living center mainland Portugal, single, degree, employed social area,...

The recent world events seem to play a significant influence in the acquisition and upgrowth of empathy socio-emotional competencies (SEC). In this study we sought assess how perception these affects level interpersonal reactivity Portuguese adolescents analyze differences due sex relationship status on its dimensions. Participants were 230 both sexes, living Portugal, with ages between 16 18 years old, mostly female, secondary educational level, an urban area not relationship. An online...

According to the literature, recent world events seem play a significant influence in acquisition and upgrowth of empathy socio-emotional competencies (SEC), especially adolescents. In this study we sought assess level interpersonal reactivity Portuguese adolescents today’s context analyze differences due sex, relationship status, residence, educational on dimensions inter-personal competencies. Participants were 230 both sexes, living Portugal, with ages between 16 18 years old, mostly...

The present context, with an ongoing pandemic situation, war and climate change, seems to play a critical role in both the peoples’ perception of their quality life, acquisition development social emotional competencies. In this study, our goal was assess relationship between competencies life Portuguese sample. Participants were 1139 individuals living Portugal, aged 16 85 years old, who mostly (73%) female. An online protocol for data used, which included sociodemographic characterization,...

Family relationships have been shown to play an important role in the way children/youth evaluate themselves, influencing their emotional and relational regulation, more specifically, self-concept, self-esteem, perception of social support behavior. In order compare adjustment living residential care family, 169 aged between 10 21 years were studied, 62 units 107 with families, 93 females 76 males. The Piers-Harris Self-concept Rating Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Procidano Heller's...

Contexto e Objetivo: O suporte social pode ser um fator protetor para crianças/jovens, reduzindo os efeitos do stress melhorando a estabilidade psicoemocional relacional. Este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer o percebido em crianças jovens portugueses entender é influenciado pelo contexto familiar/residencial que vivem. Métodos: Foram aplicadas as Escalas de Perceção Suporte Social Amigos Família (PSS-Par PSS-Fam), presencialmente através Google Forms, 250 entre 10 21 anos (M = 16,4 anos),...

Frontal lobe functions (FLFs) play an important role in human behavioral regulation and can be a determinant of eating behavior. The aim this study was to analyse FLFs individuals with obesity, without binge disorder (BED), compared normal weight (NW), the effect sex on quality life, age BMI as covariates. A total 114 participants, comprising three different groups (NW individuals, obesity but BED, BED), completed Assessment Battery (FAB) Impact Weight Quality Life (IWQOL-lite)...

The aim of this study was to analyze the efficiency a physical activity program on executive performance in obese adolescents. Fifteen adolescents (5 males and 10 females), with mean age 14.73 years an IMC 36.74 participated study. None participants presented compulsive eating disorder when screened by Binge Eating Scale. A pretest posttest assessment, twelve months later, conducted using neuropsychological battery that evaluated cognitive flexibility (Comprehensive Trail Making Test),...

Frontal incomes play an important role in human behavioral regulation and can be a determinant of eating behavior. The aim this study was to analyse the frontal obese patients with without Binge Eating Disorder (BED), compared normoweight (NW) subjects effect sex binge disorder on quality life, age BMI as covariates. A total 114 participants comprised three different groups (obese BED, BED NW) completed Assessment Battery (FAB) Impact Weight Quality Life (IWQOL-lite). results showed that...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought issues that challenged social intervention. This study aimed to investigate the challenges imposed on dynamics of Residential Care Homes (RCH) during pandemic. sample included 27 participants: two technical directors, workers, psychologists, four kindergarten teachers, and seventeen education assistants. Through qualita-tive methodology, with techniques semi-structured interviews content analysis, it was found biggest challenge is management children in CAR...

This article aims to demonstrate the contribution of art and sport as a social intervention strategy with children teenagers in residential care. Results obtained by D'AR-TE project, an Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, developed Casa de Acolhimento da Santa Misericórdia Santarém, show decrease aggressive behavior increase self-esteem sixteen teenagers, after year attending sports (judo) arts (theatre, music body expression) workshops twice week. By analyzing affective...

ResumoOs seres humanos sempre enfrentaram vários obstáculos ao longo de várias gerações, todavia nestes últimos quatro anos viram-se frente a com pandemia COVID-19 e respetivos confinamentos, hipótese uma terceira Guerra Mundial, mudanças climáticas, desastres naturais, subida da inflação muitas outras dificuldades.Este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar perceção inteligência emocional (IE), resiliência (Rs) stress ocupacional (SO) nos/as interventores/as sociais exercer em Portugal...

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar o efeito da escolaridade na flexibilidade cognitiva em idosos saudáveis. Participaram voluntariamente 105 indivíduos, de ambos os sexos, com idade compreendida entre 65 e 88 anos diferentes níveis educacionais (baixo, médio, alto sem escolaridade). O Mini Mental State Examination Inventário Depressão Beck foram aplicados para avaliar, respetivamente, estado cognitivo a depressão, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test foi utilizado medir cognitiva. As análises...

The aim of this study was to analyse the inhibitory control and ability maintain response in obese patients with without Binge Eating Disorder (BED), compared normalweight subjects. A total 114 participants comprised three different groups (obese BED, BED normal-weight) completed Frontal Assessment Battery, Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. results showed differences between normal-weight group, control. There were also two response. These suggest that low...