Words related to health psychological meaning for nursing students

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