O LUTO VIVIDO PELA PERDA DE ANIMAIS DE ESTIMAÇÃO: UMA COMPREENSÃO À LUZ DA ABORDAGEM CENTRADA NA PESSOA

Abstract

As the presence of animals passed over the years became increasingly active in the lives of humans, contact between both species became increasingly valued, until they came to be seen by their guardians as part of the family. Given the bond created between the two species, when losing a pet, people experience grief in a similar way to the loss of a family member or close friend. Keywords: Mourning; Bond; Pets; Person-Centered Approach. Throughout the work, this theme will be discussed in the light of the Person-Centered Approach, a therapy model developed by psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987), which assumes that in every individual, there is an updating tendency inherent to the organism for the growth, development and updating of its potentialities in a positive and constructive direction. In this sense, the realization of this study aimed to understand the experience of the mourning of the guardians in the face of the loss of a pet. The results showed that pets are seen by guardians as family members and highlight the experience of suffering generated after the loss of the animal, given the lack of social recognition of this pain. Due to the limited number of publications in this area, the importance of continuing new research that addresses the relationship developed between humans and their pets is sustained.