Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Comparing the Effectiveness of Gradual Systematic Desensitization, Asser-tive Training Techniques and Their Combination for the Treatment of Stu-dents Suffering from Social Phobia Disorder

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Author
Hasan Toozandehjani
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, School of Humanities, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Social phobia disorder is an example of anxiety disorders in which anxiety appears in some certain situatins or against special objects (out of his personality), while they are not dangerous. As a result, the person avoids these situations or objects seriously or endures them with intense anxiety.Methods: This semi experimental research was done to compare the effectiveness of gradual systematic desensitization and assertive training techniques and also their combination (in comparison with the control group) in the treatment of social phobia disorder. In this research thirty two people suffered from social phobia (between 18 and 22 years, both single and married) were chosen and divided to three treatment and control groups randomly. The main purpose of this research was to analyze the results of different therapeutic methods (curing methos) in treating social phobia in the end of relief period and to observe them in a period of three months after the relief. To gather data heeded, clinical interview and self-report forms were used. Then the data were analyzed by means of vair-lind-anlalysis and tuky-t tests.Finding: The curing methods of gradual systematic desensitization, assertive training and the combination of these two were effective only during the treatment period and their effectiveness reduces after treatment. Meanwhile, the combined therapy was more effective than each of them separately.
Keywords
Social phobia disorder
Gradual systematic desensitization‌
Assertive training‌
Combination therapy
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 28, Issue 117 - Serial Number 117
November and December 2011
Pages 1089-1098

  • Receive Date 06 February 2011
  • Accept Date 06 April 2022