Capacidad social y autonomía personal en un estudiante con cáncer

Abstract

A person's social capacity is not just about having numerous friends or being an extrovert, but rather about being aware of the emotions present and how these can affect the interaction with the people in the environment, so developing Empathy is a fundamental element to achieve positive social capacity and create genuine and reciprocal connections. This concept is closely related to personal autonomy, which is mainly characterized by being the independence of the person in idiosyncrasy, will, decisions, convictions, among others. That end up defining what that person really is, this has directly to do with assertiveness and emotional intelligence to develop certain attitudes that promote ideal behavior to always go in search of personal satisfaction. That said, the study was based on a qualitative approach whose epistemological design was positive psychology that allowed us to gain in-depth knowledge of the perception of the participant in question regarding the management of the disease and his experiences facing dizzying changes in his life. Consequently, the objectives of this study were to analyze the relationship between social capacity and personal autonomy, in addition to evaluating the levels of these elements present in the participant, with the help of psychodiagnosis. A convenience sample of a 23-year-old student who has leukemia-type cancer and who also resides in Machala was used. The instruments used in this case study were direct observation that allowed us to obtain visual and reliable information about the behavior, gestures and other skills of the participant at the time of carrying out the interview, which was also part of these instruments, providing the obtaining of the data necessary to carry out the relevant analyses. The main responses were recorded within the main categories studied and arranged according to the type of indicator they directly represented, which facilitated the understanding of the rule for each indicator, and the precise definition of each memo as a practical deduction of the responses obtained. In this way, it was concluded that the participant, despite having a fatal illness with a reduced life expectancy, may be able to maintain a certain social capacity selectively within his environment or safety zone and that he also tries to strive to achieve independence. and assertive in most daily activities, especially in school, where he may present some difficulties due to his physical and mental condition.