Assessment of self statement in clients with anxiety and depression and investigation it in the process of counseling

Ghamari Givi, Hossein and Ghavibazu, Effat Assessment of self statement in clients with anxiety and depression and investigation it in the process of counseling. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among different types of self-talk with symptoms of anxiety, depression, somatization and distress in normal people and also to determine changes in self-talk of people with disorders as an indicator of change in counseling and psychotherapy process. The first research method was the correlation-prediction type and the second research method was quasi-experimental. The statistical population for the first method included 378 students and people with disabilities and the second statistical population included 12 people with disabilities who referred to Sepand Counseling Center. Sampling method for the first sample was multi-stage cluster and for the second sample was available. The Varieties of Inner Speech Questionnaire (VISQ) and Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) were administered to all subjects. For information analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis were used in a step-by-step manner and dependent t-test. The results showed the strongest self-talk for predicting anxiety, depression and somatization disorders is other type of self-talk. On the other hand, in those with distress symptoms, evaluation / critical self-talk was appropriate predictive. Also Positive-regulative self-talk negatively predicted anxiety, depression, and distress. In normal people, positive regulative self-talk is considered an appropriate predictor. These findings, along with the effectiveness of psychotherapy on evaluation / critical self-talk in people with disorders, lead to the conclusion that there are two types of self-assessment: evaluation / critical and positive regulative self-talk that have a more powerful construct validity.

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