Ensino de Habilidades no Uso de Dinheiro a Idoso com Perda de Memória por Meio de Relações Condicionais e Equivalência

The objective was to assess and teach monetary skills to an elderly woman of 86 years with Alzheimer. The stimuli were dictated numerals (A), dictated monetary value (A '), printed numerals (B), figures of notes (C), notes (C’), combinations (D), naming (E), pictures of coins (F), coins (F). Relations BB, AB, A’C, CB, BC, DB, BD, BE, CE, CC’, A’C, C’E, A’F, FF’, BF, FB, FE, F’E were tested. The participant showed 80% to 100% correct responses, except for FE and F'E with 20% which have been taught. Final tests documented transitive and symmetrical relations and generalization for purchasing tasks in a social environment. Also contributes to the formulation of a set of tests that verify the financial capacity of Alzheimer patients. Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; money skills; elderly; stimulus equivalence.