Abstract

Coping with depression, anxiety and stress is one of the most frequently studied topics in psychological counseling and psychotherapy. There are many approaches, principles and techniques for coping with those psychological problems. In this study, it was aimed to test the effectiveness of the Solution-Focused Guided Imagery technique in reducing the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress levels of a group of university students. The research was carried out with experimental design and included 100 participants. Amongst them, 50 were in the experiment and the other half was in the control group. Within the scope of the study, all students were pretested, and assigned to the experimental and control groups based on their scores. In the research, Solution-Focused Guided Imagery technique was applied to the experimental group in four phases: a preparation, a follow-up and two sessions (first session twenty stages, second session twenty-two stages). After the experimental intervention, the post-test was applied to both groups, and four weeks later, a follow-up test was applied, as well. Findings have shown that the Solution-Focused Guided Imagery technique applied to the experimental group is effective and persistent in reducing depression, anxiety and stress symptoms of university students.

Keywords

• psychological counseling
• psychotherapy
• short-term therapy
• solution-focused guided imagery

Project Number

EĞT-BAP-A-230218-57

Çözüm Odaklı Yönlendirilmiş Betimlemenin Depresyon, Anksiyete ve Stres Üzerindeki Etkileri

Abstract

Depresyon, anksiyete ve stres ile başa çıkma, psikolojik danışma ve psikoterapide sık çalışılan önemli konulardır. Depresyon, anksiyete ve stres ile başa çıkma konusunda pek çok yaklaşım, ilke ve teknik bulunmaktadır. Bu araştırmada Çözüm Odaklı Yönlendirilmiş Betimleme tekniğinin bir grup üniversite öğrencisinin depresyon, anksiyete ve stres belirtilerini azaltmada etkinliğinin sınanması amaçlanmıştır. Deneysel desen ile yürütülen araştırma 50’si deney, 50’si kontrol grubunda yer alan 100 katılımcı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında tüm öğrencilere ön test uygulaması yapılmış, ardından öğrenciler aldıkları puanlara göre deney ve kontrol gruplarına ayrılmıştır. Araştırmada deney grubuna bir hazırlık, bir izleme ve iki oturum (ilk oturumu yirmi aşama, ikinci oturumu yirmi iki aşama) olmak üzere dört evre halinde Çözüm Odaklı Yönlendirilmiş Betimleme tekniği uygulanmıştır. Müdahale sonrasında, deney ve kontrol gruplarına son test uygulaması yapılmış, dört hafta sonra ise yine iki gruba izleme testi uygulanmıştır. Bu araştırmada elde edilen bulgular, deney grubuna uygulanan Çözüm Odaklı Yönlendirilmiş Betimleme tekniğinin depresyon, anksiyete ve stres üzerinde belirtilerini azaltma yönünde etkili ve kalıcı olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• psikolojik danışma
• psikoterapi
• kısa süreli terapi
• çözüm odaklı yönlendirilmiş betimleme

Supporting Institution

Giresun Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi

Project Number

EĞT-BAP-A-230218-57

Thanks

Giresun Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimine çalışmamıza yapmış olduğu katkılardan dolayı teşekkür ederiz.

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