The authors present a experiment fulfiled with nursing fourth grade students In Public Health Habilitation. The technique used was the sociodrama through which they proposed to identify the needs and conflicts often shown by this group of university students. The population of 333 students were divided In two groups: experimental (sociodrama) and control (verbal) The results showed sociodrama confirmed as a facilitating technique for cathartic expression of suppressed or repressed emotions. The verbal group tended to intelectualizaons. In both qroups Important themes about the problems of this population were attested. This population, because of its conflicts, may be defined as a high risk population and therefor threatened by crises and consequent emotional disturbances.