Did you sometime notice how color of walls of hospital depressing affects our health, and bright advertizing flickers before eyes? For certain, many face such examples. It is all about our relation to various shades. Psychologists noticed such phenomenon as influence of color on subconsciousness of the person long ago. How to improve the health due to colors and not to do much harm to children, choosing shades for their room, we will tell now in more detail.
Psychological influence of color
The famous Swiss psychotherapist M. Lyusher became the first who in the work with patients began to investigate influence of color on mentality. A lot of things can tell the choice of a shade about the person and his emotional state. So, the Lyushera test consists of 8 flowers which it is necessary to arrange on decreasing, since a shade which is more to liking. It is considered to be that the similar choice shows an emotional condition of the person. If, for example, it has available any problems, then color which corresponds to these problems, he will put in the end of a row. In the Lyushera test there are 4 main and 4 complementary colors:
- blue – means satisfaction and tranquility;
- blue-green – obstinacy, persistence, confidence;
- light yellow – cheerfulness, sociability and activity;
- orange-red – aggression, excitement, strong-willed effort.
At absence at the person of problems these colors have to be in life on the leading positions. However if the negative nevertheless is present, the person experiences fear, alarm or a depression, then these states will hakterizovatsya by a zero, black, violet or brown shade.
Interestingly, as in medicine for treatment colors are also used. They have direct psychophysiological impact on each of us:
- red – is capable to cause excitement and to increase temperature;
- yellow – inspires optimism;
- orange – is capable to adjust communication on an easy harmony;
- gray – causes feeling of accuracy;
- violet – is alarming, concern;
- blue – can remove stress and calm;
- blue – reduces heart beat frequency;
- black – helps the person to reduce quantity of mistakes;
- green and white – the only two colors which do not influence mentality in any way.
Psychological influence of color on the person can depend also on temperament and properties of character. For example, it is better for the people inclined to irritability not to surround itself with orange and red shades, and to replace them blue or violet. Modest and timid on the contrary, will be good support orange and yellow tone. And if to pay attention to age, then it is worth mentioning that to elderly people and children on temper bright and light shades will have more.
What influence renders colors on mentality of the child?
By the way influence of color on mentality of the child, question relevant for many parents. Psychologists from Norway managed to establish that children who are on account in law enforcement agencies or simply juvenile criminals in tests chose black color. The same shade is chosen most often by the people inclined to a suicide. As for psychology of influence of color on development and formation of the identity of the kid, it is worth remembering several rules:
- In everyday life of the child has to surround a large amount of colors, however it is important moderate them combine.
- Walls and ceiling in the room of the kid have to be white color or light tones. Dark shades can cause a depression, impairment in memory and thought processes.
- Blue color will save you and your child from stresses, to reduce blood pressure and to save from a headache.
- The green shade and white-blue scale will keep nervous system in a stable state. And green color in itself is capable to stabilize pressure and to help with fight against fatigue.
- Colors can be used actively in development of the speech and studying the world around. From 1-3 years it is possible to play with the kid, for example in association: apple - green, banana - yellow, etc.
- If your child sluggish, badly eats, apathetic and not in mood, then will help to bring it into feelings red, yellow and orange colors.
Knowing influence of color on a condition of your growing-up person, you can regulate his mood, calm him, amuse or interest.
Influence of color in itself on mentality of the person cannot be disregarded. And if you noticed how at you the mood sharply deteriorated or your physical activity began to decrease, look around – perhaps you surrounded the life not with those paints.