The Effect of Integrating Psychodrama and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Reducing Cognitive Distortions in Interpersonal Relationships

ZEYNEP HAMAMC

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ZEYNEP HAMAMC Author

Keywords:

cognitive behavioral therapy

Abstract

The author investigated the effects of psychodrama, integrated with cognitive behavioral therapy, on cognitive distortions related to interpersonal relationships. Twenty-four 2nd-year students participated in this study. The author used the Interpersonal Cognitive Distortion Scale (ICDS) to evaluate the cognitive distortions of the participants in their interpersonal relationships and administered the ICDS to the treatment and control groups at pretreatment and posttreatment and at a 3-month follow-up. For data analysis, the author used analysis of variance to examine group and times effects and found that treatment reduced the dimensions of cognitive distortions among the participants in the experimental group, in such issues as avoiding intimacy, unrealistic relationship expectations, and mind reading. The author considers the implications of the results and provides directions for further research.

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