METHOD FOR FORMING OF STRESS-OVERCOMING SAFE BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, psychotherapy, amending and medicinal psychology, in particular, treatment of neuroses and posttraumatic stress disturbances.

SUBSTANCE: method involves introductory stage including collection of data and analysis of anamnesis, social development and bringing-up conditions, children and parents relations, emotional response to stress of burned children; finding out trauma nature and start training lessons with child; establishing confidential relations and contact with child; providing diagnosis of psychological, physical and intellectual development of child; determining child's extent of readiness and form of participation in training, purpose of training; preparing playing zone with fire safe conditions; constructing and modeling together with child articles imitating match box and matches; measuring pulse rate; basic stage involving doing exercises using two construction-modeling articles simulating match box and matches by modeling controlled actions, namely,: taking match box from table by one hand, opening match box by other hand, withdrawing match from box and closing match box; turning match box so that its side surface is oriented upward; abruptly, with application of pressure, moving match against side surface of match box away from yourself; holding match in horizontal position for 10 s after ignition of match with gradual bringing of match holding time to 30 s; extinguishing fire; informing about function and designation of article while pointing out positive and negative features of "fire"; discussing feelings connected therewith and watching child's state by controlling his breath; creating "fairy" atmosphere of candle ignited by specialist upon receiving child's consent for switching and presence of negative stimulus-fire of candle during training; final stage involves confidence-conciliation agreement between specialist, parent and child and discussing observation of its terms; extinguishing candle fire; controlling child's pulse rate; providing similar manipulations by bringing burning match to candle fixed in holder; teaching safe blowing-in of flame at safe distance or by closing with cap; bringing burning match to piece of paper lying on tray and extinguishing flame by water; teaching more complicated actions to bring fire handling skills to automatic extent; controlling level of acquired knowledge in fire handling and approving child's actions by granting "diplomas" for successful results.

EFFECT: increased efficiency in forming stress-overcoming behavior, reduced traumatism and provision for recovering of motor function.

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