Las artes plásticas como sensibilización expresiva y terapéutica. Estímulo de habilidades cognitivas en el adulto mayor

Abstract

From a global perspective, the growth of the adult population stands out and with this all the needs that it requires, especially in the search for a better quality of life, which is why this research seeks to strengthen the cognitive abilities of this population through the plastic, expressive and therapeutic arts; trying to achieve active aging, which allows the elderly to raise their self-esteem, creativity, interaction with other people and especially contribute to curbing and preventing cognitive deterioration; According to Fernández and Ballesteros (2006), he considers that these strategies can act on several areas: physical, mental, affective and social; all of them play an important role in the aging process and intervention in any of them can help prevent the deficits that appear with age.