Avaliação psicossocial de mães cujos filhos apresentam o diagnóstico da microcefalia.

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.