فصلنامه روانشناسی کاربردی (Jan 2020)
The effect of counseling based on Lazarus multimodal theory on possible selves, locus of control and reducing craving of inpatient addicts
Abstract
Aim: Present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of counseling based on Lazarus multimodal theory on possible selves, locus of control and reducing craving of inpatient addicts. Methods: Population was inpatient addict men (aged 20-45) in addiction quitting clinic in region 18 of Tehran. 30 participants were selected purposeful sampling and assigned in experimental and control groups (n1=n2=15). Methodology was semi Experiment and design of pretest- posttest with control group and follow- up after 2 weeks. possible selves, locus of control and craving of all participants were measured. counseling based on Lazarus theory was done on experiment group in 8 sessions. possible selves, locus of control and craving of all participants was measured in posttest and follow-up and data were analyzed using repeated measurement. Results: Results indicated that possible selves, locus of control of participants in counseling sessions significantly changed comparing to control group, and craving of experiment group was lower than control group (P<0.01). Also the effect of interventions was observed in follow up. Conclusion: The results provide some evidence to suggest that counseling based on Lazarus multimodal theory is an efficient therapeutic package for changing possible selves, locus of control and reducing craving.
