Cognitive Arousal, Unhelpful Beliefs and Maladaptive Sleep Behaviors as Mediators in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia: A Quasi-Experimental Study

AimThe aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) on the decrease of depression and the number of cigarettes smoked per day.MethodThis interventional study was carried out on 112 women (staff of a medical centre), 84 of whom were depressed and as current smokers, used on an average of 25 cigarettes per day. Some 78.6% of them were under psychiatric supervision for nine years. Finally, 28 smokers between the ages 25–55 were randomly selected and divided into two groups:1)experimental, and2)a control group.The survey instruments were:1)a questionnaire that contained personal, family, and smoking information, and2)The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).Participants received six (6) week session of CBT.ResultsMeasured the effect of CBT through a pre-test and two post-tests. These results showed that there were significant decreases in depression with a reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked per day.ConclusionThe results suggested that CBT provided some special benefits for women who smoke and suffer from depression.

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The Effects of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Social Skill Training among Schizophrenia with Risk of Violent Behavior

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2021.7846 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (T5) ◽

pp. 35-39

Author(s):

Nurlaila Fitriani ◽

Budi Keliat ◽

Ice Yulia Wardani

Keyword(s):

Behavior Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽

Social Skill ◽

Skill Training ◽

Violent Behavior ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Social Skill Training ◽

Control Group ◽

Cognitive Behavior ◽

Quasi Experimental

BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a condition in which people suffer from impaired ability to think, perceive, and show emotional responses and interact socially. Patients with schizophrenia can experience the risk of violent behavior (RVB). Psychotherapy is needed to deal with the problem. AIM: This study aimed to investigate the effects of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and social skill training (SST) on signs and symptoms of risks of violent behavior (RVB). METHODOLOGY: This study employed a quasi-experimental without a control group. The research samples used purposive sampling were 30 patients with symptoms of risks of violent behavior. Meanwhile, the measurement used the sign and symptom questioners of risks of violent behavior (Z = 0.791). RESULT: This study revealed that signs and symptoms decreased significantly (p < 0.05) from 10.45 to 5.41 after the respondents had obtained the CBT. Moreover, after the respondents had received CBT and SST, the sign and symptoms decreased significantly (p < 0.05) from 5.41 to 0.52. CONCLUSION: This study recommends that the combination of CBT and SST be administered to patients with schizophrenia with risks of violent behavior.

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Pre-sleep arousal, unhelpful beliefs and maladaptive sleep behaviors as mediators in cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia

Sleep Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.sleep.2013.11.365 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. e158-e159 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. Sunnhed ◽

M. Jansson-Fröjmark

Keyword(s):

Behavior Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavior ◽

Sleep Arousal ◽

Sleep Behaviors

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PENERAPAN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY DALAM PENGURANGAN PROKRASTINASI AKADEMIK MAHASISWA

JURNAL PSIKOLOGI INSIGHT ◽

10.17509/insight.v2i1.11920 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 22-32

Author(s):

Pramitha Aulia ◽

Achmad Gimmy Prathama ◽

Tutty I Sodjakusumah

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

College Student ◽

Behavior Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

The Other ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Cognitive Behavior ◽

Academic Procrastination ◽

Quasi Experimental

This study aimed to test the application of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in decreasing academic procrastination of college student. The experiment design was quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design. The effect of CBT in decreasing academic procrastination of college student was analyzed by comparing pretest and posttest results by Wilcoxon test. In the other hand, the qualitative data were collected by interview and analyzed by content analysis. The results was Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) was able to improve the unhelpful rules that can lower academic procrastination behavior.

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