ResumoO presente artigo se propôs a apresentar um estudo de caso que diz respeito à atuação da Psicologia no respeito ao princípio da autonomia em adolescentes, especificamente no caso de uma paciente na vivência de câncer, em fase fora de prognóstico terapêutico de cura. O estudo relata a trajetória das intervenções psicoterapêuticas durante o processo de tratamento da doença e dos cuidados paliativos. O aspecto fundamental do estudo se refere ao respeito à autonomia dessa adolescente, que vivenciou vários sentimentos que se sobrepunham ou se distinguiam, podendo manter a liberdade de expressá-los, de questionar e determinar providências. O acompanhamento psicológico partiu da compreensão de que a paciente revelava capacidade para orientar sua própria vida e construir sua própria história. Procurou-se facilitar a adaptação às muitas perdas decorrentes da progressão da doença, favorecendo lidar melhor com o medo da morte, angústia da separação e aniquilamento do self, facilitando o encontro do sentido da existência. Foi oferecida compreensão incondicional e abrangente à visão de mundo da paciente e dos rumos que para ela faziam sentido nessa busca existencial. Concluiu-se que a atitude empática, o estabelecimento de um vínculo de confiança autêntico, a valorização pessoal podem oferecer um contexto dialógico, no qual a liberação do poder individual e original da paciente foi promovida, auxiliando-a a direcionar sua caminhada existencial.Palavras-chave: Psicologia. Adolescente. Neoplasias. AbstractThis paper proposes to present a case study concerning the work of Psychology as regards the principle of autonomy of adolescents, specifically in cases of patients affected by cancer in phases with no possible therapeutic cure. The study reports the trajectory of psychotherapeutic interventions during the process of treatment of the disease and that of palliative care. The basic aspect of the study refers to respect to the autonomy of a female adolescent that had several feelings that stood out or overcame others, being able to maintain the freedom of expressing them, of questioning and demanding support. Psychological care was based on the understanding that the patient had conditions to orientate her own life and to build her own history. One tried to make easier adaptation to many losses resulting from the progression of the disease, favoring better ways to deal with the fear of death, the anguish of separation and annihilation of the self, making easier dealing with the sense of existence. Unconditional and comprehensive understanding was offered to the patient's world view and of the courses of action that made sense for her in this existential survey. We concluded that an emphatic attitude, the establishment of an authentic bond of confidence, the support to develop a sense of personal value may create a dialogic context in which the liberation of the individual and original power of the patient was promoted, helping the patient in her existential journey.
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