when the threat become overwhelming the fear can actually inhibit safe behavior. The individual compensates for the stressful emotions by denying or rationalizing the potential harm.fear may also stimulate a pperson to magnify existing barriers and to create artificial barriers so that nonaction is assured this supports the widely held belief that scare techniques in aafety education are usually in effective(are figure2-5) for aafety education to encourage preventive behavior,one's perseption of susceptibility,seriousness,and threat must be raise to a sufficient levels and