THE FEARS OF CHILDREN: THE FEAR OF THE DENTIST Cover Image

ДЕТСКИТЕ СТРАХОВЕ: СТРАХЪТ ОТ ЗЪБОЛЕКАР
THE FEARS OF CHILDREN: THE FEAR OF THE DENTIST

Author(s): Diana Tsirkova
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Бургаски свободен университет
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the question of the difference between fear, anxiety and phobia among children. The psychological statement based on S.Freud, K.Abraham and М.Klein is presented, as well as the modern classification of anxiety disorders in ICD-10 и DSM-ІV. The accents on the suggested text falls on the interpretation of the fear of the dentist, his connection to the archaic anxiety states and the place of authority in the psychological life of the child.