The effectiveness of brief object relations psychotherapy on reduction of interpersonal sensitivity, interpersonal awareness and need for approval of individuals with avoidant personality syndrome

Najjarpoor Mohammadabadi, Elham; Ghanbari Hashemabadi, Bahramali; Mazaheri, Mehrdad

doi:10.22054/qccpc.2017.24455.1589

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ M.A, Clinical Psychology, Ferdowsi University of mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Professor, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, university of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran.mazaheri@hamoon.usb.ac.ir

https://doi.org/10.22054/qccpc.2017.24455.1589

Abstract

The aim of this article is to determine the effectiveness of brief object relations psychotherapy on reduction of interpersonal sensitivity, interpersonal awareness and need for approval of individuals with Avoidant Personality syndrome. This is a Single – Subject A-B design with multiple baseline and one month following up. Statistical society consisted of all individuals 18 to 30 years old who referred to the Psychology Clinic of Faculty of Education and Psychology of Ferdowsi University after seeing the announcements of research design between February 2016 and March 2016. Sampling method was purposeful. 34 individuals referred to the clinic and among them 3 individuals had Avoidant Personality syndrome which selected by Millon Clinical Multitaxial Inventory (MCMI-III) and Structural Clinical Interview for assessing Axis II (SCID-II). The research participants at baseline, fifth, tenth and sixteenth sessions and one month after the intervention, responded to the interpersonal Sensitivity Measure questionnaire (IPSM). The brief psychotherapy accomplished in 16 sessions. Data analysis was done by using visual analysis chart, effect size and percentages of overlapping and non-overlapping data. Results showed that, brief object relations psychotherapy reduced the interpersonal sensitivity, interpersonal awareness and need for approval of research participants significantly at the end of the therapy and in the following up period. It can be said that brief object relations psychotherapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of individuals with avoidant personality syndrome.

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The effectiveness of brief object relations psychotherapy on reduction of interpersonal sensitivity, interpersonal awareness and need for approval of individuals with avoidant personality syndrome

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Volume 8, Issue 31 - Serial Number 31
October 2017
Pages 79-104

The effectiveness of brief object relations psychotherapy on reduction of interpersonal sensitivity, interpersonal awareness and need for approval of individuals with avoidant personality syndrome

References

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Volume 8, Issue 31 - Serial Number 31October 2017Pages 79-104

Volume 8, Issue 31 - Serial Number 31
October 2017
Pages 79-104