Abstract
Abstract This study sought evidence of validity of the Zulliger method to evaluate cognitive processes in elderly and long-lived adults and to verify the relationship between cognition and external variables. Participated 142 subjects, aged between 18 and 96 years old. The Zulliger Comprehensive System (ZSC), Mini-Mental State Examination and sociodemographic protocols were used as of data collection. The older and long-lived adults presented a significant decrease in mediation (X-%, XA%, P) and abstract reasoning (M) when compared to young and middle-aged adults. Education and socioeconomic status (SES) demonstrated significant and positive correlations with cognitive processes (R, ZF, W, M, DQ+ and Intellectualization). The findings are fundamental to psychological practice and to directing measures for cognitive preservation in human aging.
Highlights
Resumo Esse estudo buscou evidências de validade do método de Zulliger para avaliar processos cognitivos em adultos idosos e longevos e verificar a relação entre cognição e variáveis externas
The advancement of adulthood continues to be associated with cognitive decline in many individuals, and major challenges remain in the understanding of the mechanisms of cognitive loss versus cognitive preservation or healthy aging
Considering the objective of the study it was sought to verify in which stage of adult life the decrease or increase of the cognitive triad variables in the Zulliger no Sistema Compreensivo (ZSC) had occurred
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Resumo Esse estudo buscou evidências de validade do método de Zulliger para avaliar processos cognitivos em adultos idosos e longevos e verificar a relação entre cognição e variáveis externas. The availability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods has advanced significantly in understanding how the brain changes with age at anatomical and functional levels It is known, for example, that healthy aging is associated with volumetric reductions in gray matter and functional changes in several regions, which are crucial for superior cognitive function, the prefrontal cortices, (Cabeza, Nyberg, & Park, 2017; Rajah, Maillet, & Grady, 2015), and that changes occur in connectivity of the white matter between the prefrontal and posterior cortical regions and in the posterior sensory cortices
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