Diferencias en los Procesos de Atención y Memoria en Niños con y sin Estrés Postraumático. Differences in attention and memory processes between children with and without post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Authors

  • Mara Bernate - Navarro
  • María Paula Baquero - Vargas
  • Felipe Soto - Pérez

Abstract

Resumen

Esta investigación indagó sobre las diferencias de atención selectiva y alternante así como de la memoria inmediata y lógica en niños con o sin estrés postraumático (PTSD). La muestra estuvo conformada por un grupo control de 15 niños (8 a 10 años) y un grupo experimental de 15 niños víctimas de abuso sexual con diagnóstico de PTSD (8 a 10 años). La atención se evaluó con dos subpruebas del WISC-R y el Test de Percepción de Diferencias; la memoria se evaluó por medio de dos subpruebas del Diagnóstico Neuropsicológico Infantil de Luria. A partir de los análisis realizados a través de la prueba F de Fisher, se comprobó la hipótesis de trabajo, afirmando que existen diferencias significativas a un alfa = 0,05 en los procesos de atención selectiva y alternante así como en la memoria inmediata y lógica entre los grupos, siendo todas las ejecuciones del grupo control superiores.

Palabras Clave: Atención, Memoria, Estrés Postraumático, Neuropsicología,
Estudio empírico.

Abstract

Selective and alternant attention and immediate and logic memory differences between children with and without post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were researched. The study was conformed by a control group of 15 children (8 to 10 years) and an experimental group of 15 children victims of sexual abuse, with a diagnosis of PSTD (8 to 10 years). Attention was evaluated by two subscales of the WISC- R; and the Difference Perception Test; for memory, two subscales of the Luria Neuropsychological Diagnosis for children were used. Based on the analysis done by the Fisher test (f), results showed that there are significant differences at an alpha level of 0,05 in the selective and alternant attention and immediate and logic memory processes between the groups, being the control group executions better in both processes.

Keywords: Attention, Memory, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Neuropsychology, Empirical Research.



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Published

2009-06-04

How to Cite

- Navarro, M. B., Baquero - Vargas, M. P., & - Pérez, F. S. (2009). Diferencias en los Procesos de Atención y Memoria en Niños con y sin Estrés Postraumático. Differences in attention and memory processes between children with and without post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Panamerican Journal of Psychology, 3(1). Retrieved from https://www.cnps.cl/index.php/cnps/article/view/74

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2009): CNPs

Section

Brief Report

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