Biomedical subjects

R Delcommune

Publications and source records attributed to R Delcommune.

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PubMed1991

[Dental care phobia: example of genetically-programmed learning?].

Out of a sample of 2,000 patients, one group was identified whose fear of dental care presented all the characteristics of phobia. This phobia seems to be linked to the pain of previous dental care. Following our hypothesis, it would not be a pathological state, but rather a particular example of genetically programmed learning.

Adolescent↗

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[Dental phobia].

The observation of a sample of 2000 patients enabled us to individualize a group whose fright of dental care showed all the characteristics of a phobia in the ethological meaning of the term. Such a phobia definitely seems to have a link with an experience of pain during a previous dental treatment. It could be considered as a particular example of prepared learning.

Adolescent↗