EMOCIONES Y DISTORSIONES COGNITIVAS EN LOS ADULTOS MAYORES DEL CENTRO DIURNO DEL CANTÓN MONTALVO

Abstract

Cognitive distortions are present most of the time in the daily activities of the human being, being this one of the most prevalent psychological aspects, they tend to generate negative consequences in the emotional dimension, mainly in the older adult population, since they face changes and challenges of aging. The study aims to determine the influence of cognitive distortions in the emotions of older adults of the Canton Montalvo Day Care Center, based on the theories developed by Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis, who postulate a broad relationship between cognition and emotions, which are described in the cognitive-behavioral model, In addition to the collection of quantitative data extracted through a descriptive research with a non-experimental design, using psychological assessment instruments such as the Automatic Thoughts Inventory and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, which provided the required data. The results obtained showed that, out of 15 cognitive distortions evaluated, 13 were present in the population under study, being the Divine Reward distortion and filtering some of the most outstanding, besides showing dominant emotions such as disgust, anger and states of tension associated with anxiety and nervousness. In conclusion, the existence of a relationship between both variables is determined, proving their influence, based on the presence of unrealistic and persistent ideas that cause emotional discomfort in the users.