The Effectiveness of Emotional Schema Therapy on Reduction of the Negative Emotional Schemas, Alexithymia and Signs of Patients with somatic Symptoms

Izadi, Fatemeh; Ashrafi, Emad; Ashtiani, A Fathi

doi:10.52547/rbs.17.2.232

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“…The first partial finding of the research indicated that schema therapy is effective in reducing the negative emotions of women with multiple sclerosis. This finding is consistent with the results of studies by Bahadri et al (2022), Rezaei et al (2016), Rahmati et al (2021), and Izadi et al (2019. In explaining this finding, it can be said that negative emotions are a risk factor for many psychiatric disorders because people with MS are under the pressure of physical-emotional correlations that cannot be expressed in words.…”

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Comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy on negative emotions in women with MS

Heidary,

Mami,

Ahmadi

et al. 2023

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Background and Aim: Negative emotions are one of the things that a person with MS is dealing with and it reduces their opportunities to establish social interactions, and this issue threatens their social relationships, quality of life, and as a result, their mental health. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy on negative emotions in women with MS in Kermanshah. Method: The current research was of applied purpose type and in terms of methodology, it was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design, a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population of the research included all women with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Kermanshah during 2019-2020 who had referred to the Imam Reza Educational-Therapeutic Center. In this research, in order to select the research sample, first of all, among the female patients with multiple sclerosis who were referred to the Imam Reza Educational-Therapeutic Center (AS) in Kermanshah to receive medical services, the research questionnaires were distributed (taking into account the observance of all health principles in the face of the corona virus disease), the data collection tool included the DASS-21 questionnaire. Analysis of variance with repeated measurements and SPSS software were used for statistical analysis of data. Results: The findings showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the overall negative emotions scores of the participants in the control group compared to the negative emotions scores of the participants in the first intervention group (schema therapy) and the participants in the cognitive behavioral therapy group. This is while there was no significant difference in the score of negative emotions between the two intervention groups of schema therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. This situation applies to the two components of depression and stress. That is, the level of depression and stress of the people in the two educational intervention groups has decreased significantly compared to the people in the control group, but there was no difference between the two intervention groups. Regarding the anxiety component, the results of the follow-up test indicate that although the anxiety of the two intervention groups has a mean difference (2.27 and 2.07) with the control group, this difference is not significant. Conclusion: Based on the available findings, it can be concluded that there was no difference between the effects of schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on reducing negative emotions.

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Comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy on negative emotions in women with MS

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Mami,

Ahmadi

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“…Cognitive theory is based on the belief that there are many maladaptive schemas within personality traits, and these schemas are represented in the mind in arising situations, seemingly directing behaviors and behavioral strategies that are possibly inefficient in certain environmental conditions. Cognitive theory of personality disorders is based on two hypotheses: first, that individuals with personality disorders process maladaptive schemas related to themselves and their surroundings, leading to misinterpretation of information, which can result in psychological harm (Ghasemkhanloo et al, 2021(Ghasemkhanloo et al, , 2022Izadi & Mokhtari, 2021). According to schema theory, the cause of personality traits is the presence of early maladaptive schemas and coping styles with them.…”

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Investigating the Mediating Role of Personality Functions in the Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Existential Anxiety in Individuals with Depression and Anxiety

Pourdehghan,

Akbari,

Shariatnia

2024

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Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of personality functions in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and existential anxiety in individuals with depression and anxiety. Research Method: The research was cross-sectional, and the analysis was conducted using correlation methods, specifically structural equation modeling (SEM), and in particular, regression equations. The statistical population of this study consisted of all individuals referring to psychological counseling clinics in Mazandaran province (Sari and Babol) during the summer and autumn 2022. To determine the sample size, considering the number of observed variables and allocating a coefficient of 15 for each observed variable, 600 individuals were selected as the sample size, which were chosen through purposive sampling. For data collection, the Young Schema Questionnaire (2005), the Good and Good Existential Anxiety Questionnaire (1974), and the Costa and McCrae Personality Functioning Questionnaire (1992) were used. SPSS-22 and AMOS-23 software were utilized for data analysis, employing structural equation regression modeling. Findings: The results of the research indicated that there is a direct relationship between early maladaptive schema and existential anxiety. Additionally, there is an indirect relationship between early maladaptive schema and existential anxiety, mediated by personality functions. Conclusion: Given the findings of the current study, it seems that the psychological organization, along with health and treatment organizations as influential institutions, can provide the necessary conditions for increasing cognitive awareness of early maladaptive schemas and improving coping skills with them.

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“…Our ndings have practical implications, encouraging the implementation of tailored psychotherapeutic interventions aimed at reducing alexithymic traits in PwMS and/or their partners, thus facilitating the shaping of functional IPs. Emotionally-focused interventions dedicated to couples may promote functional communication patterns, ultimately improving marital adjustment [33].…”

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Alexithymia and Illness Perceptions in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis and Their Partners: a dyadic analysis.

Luca,

Patti

et al. 2024

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Background Illness perceptions (IPs) encompass opinions regarding the nature, severity and curability of a disease. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between alexithymia and IPs among persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and their partners, as well as within the dyads composed of PwMS and partners. Methods PwMS referred to the Multiple Sclerosis Center of the University Hospital “Policlinico-San Marco” from 11th August 2021 to 7th January 2022 and their partners completed a battery of questionnaires, including the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 and the Illness Perception Questionnaire Revised. A dyadic data analysis (Actor-Partner Interdependence Model) was performed to test the effect of alexithymic traits both on a person’s own illness perceptions (actor effect) and on the partner’s illness perceptions (partner effect). Results 100 PwMS (71 women; mean age 47.6 ± 10.4 years) and 100 partners (29 women; mean age 49.1 ± 10.8 years), with a mean partnership duration of 20.1 ± 11.7 years, were enrolled. At the dyadic analysis, statistically significant small-to-moderate actor and partner effects were found considering alexithymia (total score and alexithymic facets) and IPs, whereby higher alexithymic traits related to higher negative perceptions (i.e. consequences, emotional representations) and lower positive ones (i.e. coherence, treatment control). Conclusion Our findings support the relationship between alexithymia and negative illness appraisals. This data may inform therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing alexithymic traits, which in turn may reduce negative, and potentially dysfunctional, illness perceptions.

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The Effectiveness of Emotional Schema Therapy on Reduction of the Negative Emotional Schemas, Alexithymia and Signs of Patients with somatic Symptoms

Cited by 6 publications

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Comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy on negative emotions in women with MS

Comparing the effectiveness of schema therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy on negative emotions in women with MS

Investigating the Mediating Role of Personality Functions in the Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Existential Anxiety in Individuals with Depression and Anxiety

Alexithymia and Illness Perceptions in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis and Their Partners: a dyadic analysis.

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