Adoecimento, morte e psico-oncologia: relato de experiência profissional em um hospital oncológico

Abstract

The human being's experience with the process of becoming ill triggers an important multidimensional mobilization. The oncological diagnosis carries with it changes, new meanings and feelings that make finitude even more threatening for these patients. The objective of this work was to report the experience of a psychologist working in a Multiprofessional Residency Program (RMS) in the area of Oncology Care, emphasizing the performance of psycho-oncology in the process of falling ill, finitude and death in the hospital context. The results show that different psychic demands are present throughout the illness process, being essential to look at the uniqueness of each subject and for each moment experienced by him. It’s understood that the free discussion of the process of death and dying can contribute to an improvement in the quality of life and death. In addition, the process of loss and mourning experienced throughout life demonstrates that death can be re-signified into more unique possibilities of existence.