Effectiveness of the Cognitive Counseling Program to Modify Irrational Thought, Effects on Social Skills to Students with Avoidant Personality Disorder.

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1 Department of Home Economics and Education, Faculty of Home Economics, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt

2 Department of Home Economics and Education, Faculty of Home Economics - Menoufia University

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This study examines how a cognitive-behavioral counseling program affects irrational ideas and social skills in university students with an avoidant personality disorder. Researchers employed descriptive and semi-experimental methods on 20 female students. The researchers established the Irrational Thoughts Scale (ITS). The results revealed a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) between the mean scores of the members of the guidance group in the pre and post applications of the ITS in favour of the pre application; there is a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) between the mean scores of the members of the guidance group in the pre and post applications of the social skills scale in favour of the post application; there is a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) between the mean scores of the members of the guidance group in the pre and post applications of the avoidant personality disorder scale in favour of the pre application; there is no significant difference between the average scores of the members of the guidance group in the post and follow-up applications of the irrational thoughts scale, and there is no significant difference between the average scores of the members of the guidance group in the post and follow-up applications of the social skills scale; there was no significant difference between the mean scores of the members of the guidance group in the post and follow-up applications of the avoidant personality disorder scale. The researchers proposed educational programs to help university students with avoidant personality disorder adjust illogical ideas and improve social skills.

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