Studying the Academic Procrastination Theme with Psychodrama: A Case Report

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to be evaluated qualitatively of the sharing and awareness of the case participating in the academic procrastination psychodrama experience group within the framework of the literature on academic procrastination. The case is a 30-year-old male, married and living in Eskişehir with his family and is at the dissertation stage of his doctoral education. The psychodrama experience group was planned as 10 sessions of approximately two and a half hours a week and the application were carried out at Psychological Counseling and Guidance Center of Anadolu Unıversıty in 2018-2019 Spring term. The sessions were aimed at increasing the awareness of the participants about themselves and gaining insight into their academic procrastination. The case joined the group in the second session and continued with the group until the end of the group process. In “seed planting” game held in the second session, the case has determined “achieving its professional goals” as its short-term goal and “reaching its ideals” as its long-term goal. During the psychodrama experience group process, it was observed that the case gained significant awareness about himself and his academic procrastination. In the light of the findings, it can be stated that the case made significant gains from this study and therefore psychodrama practice is an effective method for young adults to gain awareness about themselves and to gain insight about their academic procrastination.

Keywords

• psychodrama
• young adulthood
• academic procrastination

Psikodramayla Akademik Erteleme Temasının Çalışılması: Bir Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, akademik erteleme temalı psikodrama yaşantı grubuna katılan olgunun süreç içerisindeki paylaşım ve farkındalıklarının akademik ertelemeyle ilgili alanyazını çerçevesinde nitel olarak değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Olgu 30 yaşında, erkek, evli ve ailesiyle birlikte Eskişehir’de yaşamakta ve doktora eğitiminin tez aşamasındadır. Psikodrama yaşantı grubu haftada bir yaklaşık iki buçuk saatlik 10 oturum şeklinde planlanmış ve uygulama 2018-2019 Bahar döneminde Anadolu Üniversitesi Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Merkezi’nde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Oturumlarda üyelerin kendileriyle ilgili farkındalıklarının arttırılması ve akademik ertelemeleriyle ilgili içgörü kazanmaları amaçlanmıştır. Olgu, gruba ikinci oturumda katılmış ve grup süreci bitimine kadar gruba devam etmiştir. İkinci oturumda gerçekleştirilen tohum ekme oyununda olgu “mesleki olarak hedeflerini gerçekleştirebilme” yi kısa vadeli hedefi,” ideallerine ulaşmayı” da uzun vadeli hedefi olarak belirlemiştir. Psikodrama yaşantı grubu sürecinde olgunun kendisiyle ve akademik ertelemeleriyle ilgili önemli farkındalıklar kazandığı görülmüştür. Bulgular ışığında olgunun bu çalışmadan anlamlı kazanımlar sağladığı ve dolayısıyla psikodrama uygulamasının genç yetişkinlerin kendileriyle ilgili farkındalık kazanımı ve akademik ertelemeleriyle ilgili içgörü edinebilmelerinde etkili bir yöntem olduğu ifade edilebilir.

Keywords

• Psikodrama
• genç yetişkinlik
• akademik erteleme

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