Binder K
Int Dent J. 1981 Dec;31(4):261-6.
A mechanism of psychological repression is invoked to explain the unsatisfactory results of current forms of health education. We are not conscious of the multiplicity of dangers which constantly surround us, including dangers to our health, which also fall victim to this repression. Particularly powerful motivation is required to overcome this situation. In an experiment, communications which aroused excessive fear resulted in much more effective repression than less frightening one. Particular attention must therefore be devoted to the intensity of fear arousal. Potentially promising ways of motivating individual age groups are presented. Attention is drawn to error frequently observed. Treatment of the recumbent child must be avoided until a firm psychic relationship exists between the child and the dentist, as everything that "comes from above' appears threatening to the child. Much more psychological knowledge should be imparted not only to doctors and dentists but also to teachers and parents.
一种心理压抑机制被用来解释当前健康教育形式不尽人意的结果。我们并未意识到时刻围绕着我们的诸多危险，包括对我们健康的威胁，而这些威胁也成为了这种压抑的牺牲品。需要特别强大的动机来克服这种情况。在一项实验中，引发过度恐惧的信息所导致的压抑比不那么令人恐惧的信息更为有效。因此，必须特别关注恐惧唤起的强度。文中提出了针对不同年龄组激发积极性的潜在有效方法。文中还指出了经常观察到的错误。在孩子与牙医之间建立稳固的心理关系之前，必须避免对躺着的孩子进行治疗，因为任何“来自上方”的事物对孩子来说似乎都具有威胁性。不仅医生和牙医，教师和家长也应该传授更多的心理学知识。
