The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Cognitive Flexibility, Self-efficacy and Craving in Addicted people under treatment

Gholizadeh, Behzad (2019) The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Cognitive Flexibility, Self-efficacy and Craving in Addicted people under treatment. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment basedtherapy on cognitive flexibility, self-efficacy and craving in people under treatment addicts'. Methodology: The research was applied in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms method with pre-test¬ - post-test with control group. The statistical community of the study consisted of all people substance abusers who referred to treatment addiction centers in Ardabil in the years 98.In this way, 30 under treatment addicts with available sampling selected and were randomly assigned to experimental (15) and control (15) groups. At the pre-test, both control and experiment groups responded to the cognitive flexibility questionnaire, self - efficacy and consumption, and then the experiment group was subjected to eight acceptance and commitment therapy sessions and did not provide any intervention to the control group. After the intervention, both groups responded to the questionnaires again in the post-test phase. Results: The results of the analysis of covariance indicated that the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based treatment on cognitive flexibility, self-efficacy and craving in the experimental group in the post-test. Among the components of cognitive flexibility, significant difference between the test and control group was observed in different options perception components. But there were no significant differences between the components of perception of controllability and perception of behavior justification.Conclusion: it is concluded that acceptance and commitment basedtherapy can lead to increase in cognitive flexibility and self - efficacy of people under treatment addicts' and reduce craving. It can also be used along with other medicinal and non - medicinal treatment.

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