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[Words related to health psychological meaning for nursing students]
Wanda de Aguiar Horta1, Célia Pires de Araújo2
1Professor Titular das disciplinas Fundamentos de Enfermagem II e III da EEUSP.
Abstract:
Semantic Differential Scales technique of Charles Osgood was applied to 246 nursing students at their first week of professional course, to measure the psychological meaning of the words: Health, Physician, Pain, Hospital, Nurse and Illness In almost all words studied was found a high index of stereotipy related to valorative, potential and activity factors. Index of internal con-tradition were found related with Illness, Nurse and Hospital words.
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