%0 Journal Article
%T Cognitive polyphasia and the iconic structure of the social representation of death / Polifasia cognitiva e a estrutura ic nica da representa  o social da morte
%A Alexsandro Medeiros do Nascimento
%A Antonio Roazzi
%J Psicologia: Reflex£¿o e Cr¨ªtica
%D 2008
%I Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
%X The present study investigated the image structure of the social representation of death in healthcare professionals. A questionnaire with both open and closed-end questions was used to assess the symbolic and iconic components of the representation of death in a group of 49 physicians, 13 psychologists, and 18 nurses (54 female and 26 male). The data produced was analyzed through a non-metric multidimensional procedure - the SSA - and an "external variables as points" method. Finally, it was compared with the symbolism of death explored in previous studies (Nascimento, 2001b; Nascimento & Roazzi, 2007) and interpreted in the light of the theory of social representations and facet theory. Consistent indications of difficulties in the represen-tation of death and failures in the production of consensus were found, as well as a logical organization of imagistic elements which point out for a state of cognitive polyphasia in the representation of this object.
%K Death
%K cognitive polyphasia
%K social representation
%K mental imagery
%K facet theory
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