Title of Thesis : Effectiveness of GroupCognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Depression, Death Anxiety and Emotional intelligence among the Mournful elderly

Fathi, Davod and Gamari kivi, Hosain and Zahed bablan, Adel (2015) Title of Thesis : Effectiveness of GroupCognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Depression, Death Anxiety and Emotional intelligence among the Mournful elderly. Masters thesis, university of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

Losing friends and peers along withsenility and proximity to the last years of life causes intensification of mental distress and anxiety of the elderly toward the death phenomenon. Aim: The present research was carried out aimed at analyzing the effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy on depression, death anxiety and Emotional intelligence among the mournful elderly. Method: The current study is a semi-experimental research using posttest-pretest plan with control group. The statistical population of the research included the mournful elderly living in the nursing homes of Ardebil City in 2014. 30 mournful old adults were selected using the available sampling technique. Depression questionnaire (scale) , Death anxiety and Emotional intelligence questionnaire was applied as pretest-posttest in the research and cognitive-behavioral intervention was implimented on the examinee groups in 8 sessions. Findings: The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) statistical method. The analysis results indicate that groupcognitive-behavioral therapy has been effective on the depression ,death anxiety and of the elderly and there was a significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: According to the results of this research, group cognitive-behavioral therapy leads to reduction of death anxiety and depression, and increase Emotional intelligence of the elderly via helping them to accept death.

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