Introduction:

Post-modernity requires from individuals critical awareness and, consequently, changes in the educational sector, favoring the triggering of mental disorders in professors, main contributor in the creation of this awareness. Auriculotherapy is an easy-to-apply practice that can be useful in these problems.

Objective:

To analyze the effect of auriculotherapy in the anxiety and stress scores of professors working in Elementary School I and II and in the Youth and Adult Education program of a municipal Elementary School in João Pessoa, capital of the state of Paraíba.

Method:

An intervention study of the before-and-after type, approved by the Ethics and Research Committee of the Federal University of Paraíba under CAAE: 16803119.3.0000.5188. Five data collection instruments were applied: three semi-structured questionnaires and two scales (Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Perceived Stress Scale). By applying the exclusion criteria, data of 11 professors were analyzed, which were organized in statistical spreadsheets and analyzed through descriptive analysis, Tukey's test, ANOVA, and Wald.

Results:

Auriculotherapy attained a statistically significant effect on anxiety between the first and fourth sessions and, for stress, between the first and ninth sessions, given that, for anxiety, this effect was intensified in the professors who worked in two educational institutions.

Conclusions:

Auriculotherapy was successful in the reduction of the stress and anxiety scores, contributed to the improvement in the main symptoms of these disorders, and promoted self-perception.

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