The objective of this work is to analyze the correlation between signs, symptoms and complications and the presence of stress in pregnant adolescents in health facilities in Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil. Quantitative, cross-sectional data were collected through questionnaire survey and tests of applied stress in adolescents treated in prenatal care. Data were analyzed by Epi Info version 3.5, using the odds as a statistical measure. The survey involved 140 pregnant girls, aged from 10 to 19 years. Results show that 80.7% of them had some degree of stress, 57.1% being in the resistance phase and 18.6% at the stage of exhaustion. Statistical association was found between stress and some symptoms. The results indicate the presence of stress in adolescence and the need for special attention to the mental health of these women.

As competências e habilidades gerais previstas nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para os cursos de graduação em Psicologia são a base para a atuação deste profissional. Tornando relevante conhecer se ocorre o esperado desenvolvimento delas durante o curso. As DCN norteiam a formação pautada no “ensino das competências”. E o psicólogo deve se relacionar com a realidade através das habilidades e competências desenvolvidas na formação. O estudo teve como objetivo verificar a presença das competências e habilidades gerais, previstas nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais dos Cursos de graduação em Psicologia, em graduandos do décimo período. Sendo do formato descritivo, transversal e quantitativo. A amostra incluiu alunos do 10º período e os professores que na ocasião ministravam aula para eles. A pesquisa consistiu de três etapas: questionário de autopercepção e teste psicológico IFP-II para os discentes, e questionário de percepção para os docentes. Os dados coletados evidenciaram que para a maioria da amostra investigada, na ocasião da coleta, das seis competências e habilidades gerais previstas pelas DCN, cinco não foram desenvolvidas durante a graduação, sendo que apenas a competência para Educação Permanente possivelmente está presente na maior parcela dos discentes. O presente estudo forneceu informações relevantes para a reflexão do processo ensino-aprendizagem como modificador de comportamentos e como desenvolvedor de competências essenciais para a atuação do psicólogo. Com a importância do desenvolvimento de competências na formação do psicólogo, espera-se que os resultados do estudo, subsidiem futuras melhorias no processo ensino-aprendizagem.

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IntroductionIn deprived environments, mental health problems for both the mother and her stunted child may be related.ObjectiveTo verify possible association between a child's nutritional and mental health status with common maternal mental disorders (and associated impairment).AimsTo contribute to management of malnutrition and mental health in low-income populations.MethodsCase-control study in which 48 malnourished children (aged 48 to 72 months) were compared with 50 eutrophic children. The child's nutritional status, the children's mental health, the maternal mental health, and the associated disability were evaluated by using the WHO criteria, the “Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire” (SDQ), the “Self-Report Questionnaire”-20 (SRQ-20), and the “Sheehan Disability Scale” (SDS), respectively. In addition, selected socio-economic aspects were considered.ResultsVariables with significant odds ratio (OR) in the univariate analysis were: maternal education (OR: 2.96, 95% CI: 1.30–6.75), number of residents in the household (OR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.14–0.74), number of children in the household (OR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.10–0.61), and social class (OR: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.02–5.18). The only SDQ dimension that tended to be associated with malnutrition was conduct problems (P = 0.08). The disability associated with probable common maternal mental disorders (CMD) also showed statistically significant association (P = 0.02). In the logistic regression, child malnutrition remained associated with child conduct problems and disability associated with probable CMD.ConclusionsConduct problems in stunted children are positively associated with CMD and related disability. Longitudinal studies are necessary to confirm these hypotheses.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.