Evaluation of the Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Individuals Exposed to Earthquakes

Evaluation of the Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Ruminative Thoughts and Cognitive Distortions in Individuals Exposed to Earthquakes

Earthquake is a process that affects the lives of many people. It is very important to evaluate the psychological state of individuals after the earthquake and take appropriate action. When studies conducted after the earthquake were examined, no study was found that evaluated the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on ruminative thoughts and cognitive distortions in individuals exposed to earthquakes. For this reason, this thesis was conducted to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on ruminative thoughts and cognitive distortions in individuals exposed to earthquakes.

Earthquake is a process that affects the lives of many people. It is very important to evaluate the psychological state of individuals after the earthquake and take appropriate action. When studies conducted after the earthquake were examined, no study was found that evaluated the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on ruminative thoughts and cognitive distortions in individuals exposed to earthquakes. For this reason, this thesis was conducted to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on ruminative thoughts and cognitive distortions in individuals exposed to earthquakes. In this thesis, a mixed design will be used in which quantitative and qualitative research methods will be used together.

• The quantitative dimension of the research will be carried out in an experimental design with pre-test, post-test control group and repeated measurement, and the qualitative dimension will be carried out with semi-structured questions that have a certain contact with individuals.
• The population of the research will be individuals in the container city in Osmaniye.
• The sample size will be determined by power analysis, and equal numbers of individuals will be included in the intervention and control groups.
• There will be 8-10 sessions for each individual, each session lasting 45-60 minutes.
• Sessions will be held between November 2023 and December 2023. The 3rd month follow-up will be done in March 2024.
• In this thesis, quantitative data, Socio-demographic Data Form, ruminative thought style scale and cognitive distortions scale will be used.
• Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured questions and therapy interviews.

will be collected.

• SPSS Statistics 20 program will be used in the analysis of qualitative data. MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2020 program will be used.
• Informed consent will be obtained.

Inclusion Criteria:

being over 18 years old exposure to earthquake living in a container Ability to communicate

Exclusion Criteria:

Not being able to communicate