[Analysis of an interactive situation in the light of Rickelman's and de Laing's theory]. / Análise de uma situação interacional à luz dos referenciais teóricos de Rickelman e de Laing.

The authors utilized Rickelman's Bio-Psycho-Social Linguistics Interaction Model and Laing's Interpersonal Perception Theory categories to classify and describe an interaction situation, supposing that these theoretical frameworks were compatible. They concluded that, in despite of some identified convergent theoretic aspects, their practical application evidenced substantive differences, derived from philosophical basis, that raised difficulties or objections to their concomitant use.

[Nursing research: factors implicated in the categorization of data]. / Pesquisa em enfermagem: fatores implicados na categorização de dados.

In this study we aimed at training a nurse to apply communication techniques in order to become more therapeutic in her successive interpersonal relations. Along the research we found categorization problems that were considered and analysed.