La técnica de activación conductual como herramienta fundamental para la recuperación de los roles sociales en el adulto mayor.

Abstract

The research topic was the behavioral activation technique as a fundamental tool for the recovery of social roles in the elderly. Because the processes of psychological intervention in old age involve understanding the population with which we are going to work, their needs, expectations, and context. The objective of this research was to relate the behavioral activation technique with the recovery of social roles in the elderly, through the descriptive method to recover their social participation through insertion in the Dr. Arsenio de la Torre Marcillo Municipal Gerontological Center, to update the potential of the patient in such a way that he manages to give his life a more complete and dignified meaning. The social roles of the elderly were identified, the behavioral activation technique was defined, and it was explained how the behavioral activation technique helps the recovery of social roles in the elderly through bibliographic sources, interviews, and observation. As a result, there is a tendency to obtain changes in feelings, thoughts and actions, in the sense of improving relationships with others, reducing tensions of biological or cultural origin, achieving satisfaction and increasing productivity. In conclusion, to work on behavioral activation with the elderly, it is necessary to know the differences in treatment, emotional distance, communication problems, and the relevance of specific triggers of advanced age.