Ontological coaching and the "rules of the game".
For most misbehaving pediatric patients, their fear is linguistic (established and reinforced through internal dialogue anticipating the event) rather than biological (triggered involuntarily by a specific stimulus). This paper discusses ontological coaching, a means of addressing and reversing this negative perception. Setting appointment ground rules with the parents in advance also is addressed.
Pinkham
J R
JR
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language