kids perspective on health

Question 1

What are some philosophical views of the child?

Answer 1

Hobbes- original sin, children are born sinful
Rousseau- children are inherently good but society corrupts them
Locke- children are blank slates when born
Kant- born with mental structures but develop interaction w environment
Freud- the unconscious child
Piaget- the naturally developing child

Question 2

What should be considered when researching with children?

Answer 2

Language use- kids can communicate but just differently
Setting- consider bias and power in schools and clinics
Analysis- don’t impose researchers view
Quality of data- trust kids accounts
Ethical concerns- engage w kids appropriately
Research techniques- child centered questionnaires, can use images, timeline exercises, life grids, drawings, vignettes

Question 3

What are the Guidelines on child-friendly health?

Answer 3

Children have a right to healthcare
There is a need to respect and protect their rights
Their views should be taken into account in all decisions affecting them

Question 4

How was dental anxiety managed?

Answer 4

Inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia

But these don’t help and it’s v expensive

Question 5

What is cognitive behavioural therapy?

Answer 5

Talking therapy
Helps people address unhelpful thinking patterns and ways of responding
Can treat depression, anxiety and phobias

Question 6

What is the 5 areas model of CBT?

Answer 6

Situational factors
Unhelpful thoughts
Altered feelings
Altered physical symptoms
Unhelpful behaviours

Question 7

What does the ‘Your teeth, you are in control’ guide promote?

Answer 7

1. Challenge unhelpful thoughts
~normalise dental anxiety, provide info
2. Enhance control
~message to the dentist form(assess severity of anxiety) and stop signal contract (way for child to stop dentist)
3. Reflect and plan reward