title: Ontological coaching and the "rules of the game".
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pinkham
mesh_terms: 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