SALES, A. K. G.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9966611644336884; SALES, Ana Karoliny Gomes de.
Abstract:
By 2015 and 2016, Brazil experienced an outbreak of Zika Virus, also contaminating pregnant
women and increasing the risk of their children being born with microcephaly. This fact has
made the clash between the real and the imaginary baby grow, once that, since the discovery of
pregnancy, a woman idealizes a perfect child model, she is not prepared to deal with a different
reality. Based on this, the present work aims to describe psychological, emotional and behavioral
aspects of mothers who have children with microcephaly, based on the cognitive approach. As a
methodological course, a qualitative exploratory study was carried out, consisting of a sample
composed of nine mothers, aged between 18 and 44 years. Sociodemographic questionnaire and
a semi-structured interview were used as instruments. For data analysis was used thematic
categorical analysis. It is concluded that the emergence of inevitable questions and maladaptive
aspects of these mothers need attention, as far as their psychological and emotional state is
concerned, so that they can adapt to the their new reality.