6 - item ▁scale ▁that ▁focus es ▁on ▁app reh ension ▁about ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁anx iety ▁itself ▁Seattle ▁System : ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁di agnostic ▁types ▁in ▁which ▁such ▁individuals ▁are ▁categor ised ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁their ▁dear ▁regarding ▁dent al ▁treatment ▁Type ▁ 1 : ▁simple ▁condition ed ▁ph ob ia — f ear ▁of ▁dent al ▁procedures ▁Type ▁ 2 : ▁fear ▁of ▁cat ast rop he — an x iety ▁about ▁som atic ▁re actions ▁during ▁dent al ▁treatment ▁e . g . ▁f ain ting , ▁pan ic ▁attack , ▁heart ▁attack ▁Type ▁ 3 : ▁General ized ▁anx iety — ner vous ▁person ▁in ▁general ▁Type ▁ 4 : ▁dist rust ▁of ▁dent ists — f ear ▁of ▁the ▁dent ist ▁ ▁Management ▁D ental ▁fear ▁var ies ▁across ▁a ▁continu um , ▁from ▁very ▁m ild ▁fear ▁to ▁severe . ▁Therefore , ▁in ▁a ▁dent al ▁setting , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁case ▁where ▁the ▁technique ▁and ▁management ▁that ▁works ▁for ▁one ▁patient ▁might ▁not ▁work ▁for ▁another . ▁Some ▁individuals ▁may ▁require ▁a ▁tail ored ▁management ▁and ▁treatment ▁approach . ▁ ▁The ▁management ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁dent al ▁fear ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁using ▁shorter ▁term ▁methods ▁such ▁as ▁hyp nos is ▁and ▁general ▁an est h etic , ▁or ▁longer ▁term ▁methods ▁such ▁as ▁cogn itive ▁behavior al ▁ther apy ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁cop ing ▁skills . ▁Short ▁term ▁methods ▁have ▁been ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁in effect ive ▁for ▁long