{"id":424031,"date":"2026-08-21T00:33:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/?post_type=tnc_col_19631_item&#038;p=424031"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T04:20:15","slug":"life-and-death-education-a-study-on-effectiveness-and-feasibility-of-a-community-based-program-targeting-youth-volunteers-working-with-the-elderly-in-macao","status":"publish","type":"tnc_col_19631_item","link":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/student-thesis-dissertation\/life-and-death-education-a-study-on-effectiveness-and-feasibility-of-a-community-based-program-targeting-youth-volunteers-working-with-the-elderly-in-macao\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE-AND-DEATH EDUCATION: A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS AND FEASIBILITY OF A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM TARGETING YOUTH VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH THE ELDERLY IN MACAO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATES THE PROCESS OF SUBJECTIVE CONSTITUTION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH, USING THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLINICAL RISK INDICATORS (CDRI) AS A METHODOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL INSTRUMENT. THE STUDY IS BASED ON FREUDIAN-LACANIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES, UNDERSTANDING SUBJECTIVITY AS AN EFFECT OF THE CHILD&#8217;S INSCRIPTION IN LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL BONDING, AND NOT AS A PRODUCT OF MATURATIONAL OR PURELY BIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS. CONDUCTED AT THE ST. JOSEPH INTERNATIONAL NURSERY (CISJ), AN INTERNATIONAL DAYCARE CENTER IN MACAU, A CULTURALLY HYBRID TERRITORY SHAPED BY CHINESE, PORTUGUESE, AND TRANSNATIONAL INFLUENCES, THE RESEARCH EXAMINES HOW EARLY RELATIONAL BONDS, CARE PRACTICES, AND INSTITUTIONAL DISCOURSE PARTICIPATE IN THE STRUCTURING OF THE PSYCHIC DIMENSION. THROUGH THE SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION OF INFANTS AGED 0 TO 24 MONTHS, THE STUDY ARTICULATES A QUALITATIVE CLINICAL ANALYSIS WITH THE SUPPORT OF QUANTITATIVE UNSUPERVISED CLUSTERING TECHNIQUES, ALLOWING THE IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFERENTIATED PROFILES OF SUBJECTIVE CONSTITUTION. THE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CDRI IS SENSITIVE NOT ONLY TO DEVELOPMENTAL RISK BUT ALSO TO SUBTLE VARIATIONS IN SYMBOLIC POSITIONING, DRIVE ORGANIZATION, AND MODES OF INTERACTION WITH THE OTHER, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL OTHER. HIGH RATES OF ABSENCE IN SPECIFIC INDICATORS, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO LANGUAGE, SUGGEST CULTURALLY MEDIATED CONFIGURATIONS OF EARLY SUBJECTIVATION, RATHER THAN PATHOLOGIES OR DEFICITS. THE RESULTS CORROBORATE THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THE PSYCHIC CONSTITUTION OF INFANTS IN MACAU UNFOLDS AT THE INTERSECTION OF UNIVERSAL STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS OF THE UNCONSCIOUS AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC MODES OF CARE, DISCIPLINE, AND RELATIONAL DISTANCE. THIS STUDY HIGHLIGHTS THE NURSERY AS A PRIVILEGED SPACE FOR PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, EMPHASIZING THE ETHICAL AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATORS IN THEIR ROLE AS AGENTS OF SUBJECTIVATION. BY INTRODUCING AN INSTRUMENT WITH PSYCHOANALYTIC FOUNDATIONS IN THE MACANESE CONTEXT, THIS THESIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, ADVANCES TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHOANALYTIC RESEARCH, AND REINFORCES THE CENTRALITY OF SUBJECTIVITY AS AN ORGANIZING DIMENSION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT. ESTA PESQUISA INVESTIGA O PROCESSO DE CONSTITUI\u00c7\u00c3O SUBJETIVA NA PRIMEIRA INF\u00c2NCIA POR MEIO DE UMA ABORDAGEM PSICANAL\u00cdTICA, UTILIZANDO OS INDICADORES CL\u00cdNICOS DE RISCO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO INFANTIL (IRDI) COMO INSTRUMENTO METODOL\u00d3GICO E CL\u00cdNICO. O ESTUDO \u00c9 BASEADO EM TEORIAS PSICANAL\u00cdTICAS FREUDIANAS-LACANIANAS, ENTENDENDO A SUBJETIVIDADE COMO UM EFEITO DA INSCRI\u00c7\u00c3O DA CRIAN\u00c7A NA LINGUAGEM E NO V\u00cdNCULO SOCIAL, E N\u00c3O COMO PRODUTO DE DETERMINANTES MATURACIONAIS OU PURAMENTE BIOL\u00d3GICOS. REALIZADA NA CRECHE INTERNACIONAL S\u00c3O JOS\u00c9 (CISJ) EM MACAU, UM TERRIT\u00d3RIO CULTURALMENTE H\u00cdBRIDO MOLDADO POR INFLU\u00caNCIAS CHINESAS, PORTUGUESAS E TRANSNACIONAIS, A PESQUISA EXAMINA COMO OS PRIMEIROS V\u00cdNCULOS RELACIONAIS, PR\u00c1TICAS DE CUIDADO E DISCURSO INSTITUCIONAL PARTICIPAM DA ESTRUTURA\u00c7\u00c3O DA DIMENS\u00c3O PS\u00cdQUICA NA PRIMEIRA INF\u00c2NCIA. POR MEIO DA OBSERVA\u00c7\u00c3O SISTEM\u00c1TICA DE BEB\u00caS DE 0 A 24 MESES, O ESTUDO ARTICULA UMA AN\u00c1LISE CL\u00cdNICA QUALITATIVA COM O APOIO DE T\u00c9CNICAS QUANTITATIVAS DE AGRUPAMENTO N\u00c3O SUPERVISIONADO, PERMITINDO A IDENTIFICA\u00c7\u00c3O DE PERFIS DIFERENCIADOS DA CONSTITUI\u00c7\u00c3O SUBJETIVA. OS RESULTADOS DEMONSTRAM QUE O IRDI \u00c9 SENS\u00cdVEL N\u00c3O APENAS AOS RISCOS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO, MAS TAMB\u00c9M A SUTIS VARIA\u00c7\u00d5ES NO POSICIONAMENTO SIMB\u00d3LICO, NA ORGANIZA\u00c7\u00c3O DA PULS\u00c3O E NOS MODOS DE INTERA\u00c7\u00c3O COM O OUTRO, INCLUINDO O OUTRO SOCIAL. ALTAS TAXAS DE AUS\u00caNCIA EM INDICADORES ESPEC\u00cdFICOS, ESPECIALMENTE AQUELES RELACIONADOS \u00c0 LINGUAGEM, SUGEREM CONFIGURA\u00c7\u00d5ES CULTURALMENTE MEDIADAS DE SUBJETIVA\u00c7\u00c3O, EM VEZ DE PATOLOGIAS OU D\u00c9FICITS. OS RESULTADOS CORROBORAM A HIP\u00d3TESE DE QUE A CONSTITUI\u00c7\u00c3O PS\u00cdQUICA DOS BEB\u00caS EM MACAU SE DESENROLA NA INTERSE\u00c7\u00c3O DAS CONDI\u00c7\u00d5ES ESTRUTURAIS UNIVERSAIS DO INCONSCIENTE E DOS MODOS CULTURALMENTE ESPEC\u00cdFICOS DE CUIDADO, DISCIPLINA E DIST\u00c2NCIA RELACIONAL. 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