The effectiveness of brief empathic psychodynamic psychotherapy and anxiety regulating psychodynamic psychotherapy on psychological conditions of university students with symptoms of adult separation anxiety disorder

Mowlaie, Mehri and Sadeghi Hashjin, Goudarz and Mikaeili, Niloofar and Hajloo, Nader and Hiedari, Shima (2018) The effectiveness of brief empathic psychodynamic psychotherapy and anxiety regulating psychodynamic psychotherapy on psychological conditions of university students with symptoms of adult separation anxiety disorder. Doctoral thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

Abstract Research Aim: The aim of the current research was to examine the effectiveness of empathic psychodynamic psychotherapy and anxiety regulating psychotherapy on psychological conditions of students with symptoms of adult separation anxiety disorders Research method: Research design was experimental multi-groups pre-post test. The study population was whole students of Ardabil universities in 2016-1017 academic years. Samples included 30 students with symptoms of adult separation anxiety disorders which were selected among students via structured clinical interview and global assessment of function and were assigned randomly into three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The sample method was purposeful sampling method. Adult separation anxiety questionnaire, adult separation anxiety disorder clinical structured interview, global assessment of function, depression, anxiety and stress questionnaire, Beck self-concept questionnaire, emotional expression were used to gathering data. Empathic psychodynamic psychotherapy and anxiety regulating therapy were administered for experimental groups for about 12 sessions 45 minutes. Mentioned questionnaires in three stages include pre-test, post-test and three month follow up were fulfilled. Control group received no treatment. Descriptive statistics (Mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (repeated measure multi variable analysis of variance) were utilized. Findings: The results of Manova with repeated measure showed that BEP therapy had significant effect on depression, anxiety and self-concept and these changes was significant until follow up phase, but the effectiveness on emotional expression was not significant. Also, the results showed that APT therapy had significant effect on anxiety, self-concept and emotional expression bit not on depression. Conclusion: The results of the present research showed that empathic brief dynamic psychotherapy and anxieties regulating dynamic psychotherapies are effective intervention in reducing the symptoms and improve the psychological situations of adult separation anxiety disorder.

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