Evaluation of functional indicators associated with creativity in elderly

Autor: Mirian Salgado Escalona, Denny Matos Laffita, Yunia Castillo Pérez, Darsai Cardero Leyva
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Medisan, Vol 21, Iss 11 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1029-3019
Popis: A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 12 elderly, belonging to the education and culture sectors of Baracoa, in Guantánamo, was carried out from September, 2014 to July, 2015 aimed at evaluating some functional indicators associated with their creativity. Theoretical, empiric and technical methods of psychological investigation were used. It was found that these elderly possess qualities that allow them to confront this period of life in a successful and happy way, because they stay in constant activity and communication. The command of the field where their creative potential is regulated, along with the motivation towards what they make, perseverance and self-determination, let them face the difficulties in all the periods of their lives.
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