The effect of treatment-based summoning of thoughts and assumptions in reducing cognitive distortions female students

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of treatment-based summoning of thoughts and assumptions on reducing the cognitive distortions of female students.

The research method is semi-experimental with pretest and post-test design with unequal control group, The statistical population of the study included all female students in all levels of Islamic Azad University of Hamedan, who in the academic year 94-93, 1636 people. Non-random sampling method was used for voluntary selection. In this way, among those who duly filled out the questionnaire, The 30 subjects who showed the highest score in cognitive distortion were selected and then randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Cognitive therapy based on the call of thoughts and assumptions was grouped in 9 sessions and each session was given for 1 hour and a half for the experimental group and the control group did not receive any treatment. The instrument for measuring data was the Cognitive Distortion Questionnaire (Albert Ellis).

The results of covariance analysis indicated that the intervention was effective and resulted in improved Cognitive distortion in the experimental group (p <0.05). Considering the effectiveness of cognitive therapy by relying on the call of thoughts and assumptions in reducing the Cognitive distortion of female students in the experimental group compared with the control group, the use of this method is recommended for the improvement of Cognitive distortion.

The results of this study showed that cognitive therapy is based on the training of recall of thoughts and assumptions by reducing cognitive distortions of students.