Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 PhD student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Psychology Department , Tabriz Branch, Azad University , Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on cognitive emotion regulation, intolerance of uncertainty and cognitive flexibility in people with generalized anxiety disorder. The research design was descriptive-survey, analytical and quasi-experimental. The statistical population was all patients with generalized anxiety disorder who referred to psychiatric, psychological and health centers in Urmia in 2021-2022. Statistical sample, by available and targeted methods, 30 (15 controls and 15 experiments) were selected. Data with questionnaires, Pervasive Anxiety Disorder (Spitz et al., 2006), Pennsylvania State Concern (PSWQ) (May et al., 1990), Intolerance of ambiguity (Bahr and Dougas, 2002), Cognitive flexibility (Dennis and Wonderwall, 2010) and cognitive emotional regulation (Garnowski, Craig and Schinhon, 2001) during the emotional schema therapy method (Lee Hee, 2012), collect and with software (SPSS V. 28) were analyzed. The results showed that emotional schema therapy was effective on cognitive emotion regulation, intolerance of uncertainty (ambiguity) and psychological flexibility in patients with generalized anxiety disorder. With the help of emotional schema therapy, it is necessary to control emotions and anxiety in patients with generalized anxiety disorder and return them to a normal life with family and community.
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