Pai, mãe e eu no espaço semântico do jovem ansioso

Abstract

Throughout the «Semantic differential» Osgood’s test, the conceptual connative meaning of FATHER, MOTHER, I, SEX, SCHOOL and AGGRESSION has been studied by the authors, regarding two groups of young universitary students, previously assessed as «anxious» and «not anxious». They come to the conclusion that there are a depression in both sex relatively to the strength and activity inherent to the self image, with disruption of the semantic space filled by FATER, MOTHER and I concepts. They also point out a potency of the SEX connotation in the female anxious group with forgetfulness or denying about the same in the equivalent male group, being evident that the relationship I-SCHOOL become far apart in the anxious individuals.