Psicologia (Jul 1999)

Anxiety, Bruxism and Learning: An Analysis in Students of the 7th Serie of the Fundamental Instruction

  • Dorivaldo Duarte ,
  • Maria Martha Costa Hübner

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 43 – 52

Abstract

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The present study had the objective to identify the correlations extant among the bruxism incidence, anxiety-feature levels and anxiety-state levels in two schools with pedagogical proposals where the learning process theoretically would have differents characteristics. To attain the objective analysis of anxiety Stai-Idate test, the clinical list of bruxism, interview with the researched school instructors and with the students of the example, were utilized. The discussion of the results and its analysis made possible to conclude that the anxiety is present in students behavior, independently of the pedagogical proposal of its schools. But, according to the learning process udes al schools it can be compensated and less predispose the students to the organic abnormality like the bruxism.

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