ResumenEste estudio aplica por primera vez el Inventario Texas Revisado de Duelo (ITRD) en un contexto de pérdida de empleo. Los participantes de este estudio son 217 desempleados de la ciudad de Huelva. Se realiza un análisis de los ítems del instrumento obteniendo una fiabilidad de consistencia interna de .85 y .90 en cada parte del instrumento. El análisis factorial exploratorio extrae dos factores coincidentes con el cuestionario original. Con objeto de obtener evidencias de validez se realiza un análisis de conglomerados de dos fases, mostrando la agrupación de las personas en dos conglomerados, uno relacionado con duelo prolongado y el otro con intensidad menor. No se encuentran diferencias respecto a la edad y el sexo en la intensidad de duelo, pero si respecto a la antigüedad en desempleo y responsabilidad sobre los ingresos familiares. Se encuentra un afrontamiento evitativo en personas que presentan un duelo más intenso. Palabras clave: duelo, desempleo, afrontamiento, evaluación AbstractThis study firstly apply the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) in a context of job loss. Participants in this study were 217 unemployed in the city of Huelva. An items analysis and internal consistency reliability was computed obtaining alpha coefficients of .85 and .90 in each part of the instrument. The exploratory factor analysis extracted two factors similar to those in the original questionnaire. In order to obtain validity evidence, cluster analysis in two stages was performed, showing that participants fitted into two clusters, one associated with prolonged and the other with less intensity grief. No differences regarding age and sex in the intensity of grief was found, but regarding the length of unemployment and responsibility on the family income. An avoidant coping style was found in people with more intense grief.

Abstract:We present the case of a university-educated bilingual (Italian-Spanish) Alzheimer patient aged 61. After a neuropsychological assessment carried out at the Applied Psychology Service of the Faculty of Psychology at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), an individualized integral cognitive stimulation program was started that lasted three years. The interest of this case lies in the fact that the progress of this patient in the two languages was followed through a series of cognitive tasks (mainly linguistic and categorization). The results show that, as the illness develops, the patient cannot separate both languages and interferences appear. His first language remains intact for a longer period of time, as studies of this type have shown.Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, neuropsychological assessment, bilingualism, semantic knowledge. Evaluación neuropsicológica y evolución cognitiva de un enfermo de Alzheimer bilingüeResumen: Presentamos el caso de un paciente de Alzheimer bilingüe (italiano-español) de 61 años con estudios universitarios. Tras la evaluación neuropsicológica realizada en el Servicio de Psicología Aplicada (SPA) de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), se inició un programa de estimulación cognitiva individualizada que duró tres años. El interés de este caso radica en el hecho de que la evolución del paciente en las dos lenguas fue seguida a través de una serie de tareas cognitivas (principalmente lingüísticas y de categorización). Los resultados muestran que, según avanza la enfermedad, el paciente no puede separar ambas lenguas y ocurren las interferencias. Su primera lengua se conserva durante un mayor periodo de tiempo, como los estudios de este tipo han mostrado.Palabras clave: Demencia tipo Alzheimer, evaluación neuropsicológica, bilingüismo, conocimiento semántico.namics of neurotransmission when faced with adverse conditions, even in old age. This capacity has been demonstrated in cases of dementia, although with lower intensity (Kavirajan and Olazarán, 2005;Orrell, 2003). Therefore, it seems logical to think that cognitive stimulation can favour cerebral plasticity and thus maintain, if not recover, the cognitive functions which have been preserved. An intervention programme should not only promote greater cognitive function, which allows the patient more autonomy for a longer period of time, but it should also improve the patient's self-esteem and feeling of worth.The study of bilingual individuals with cerebral lesions and the importance of these lesions in the organization of language have been the focus of research during recent years, although this area was already being examined during the first half of the 19 th century (Lorch, 2007).