Proceedings of the 5th ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2019)

The Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Improve the Self-Esteem of Person with Schizophrenia: A Case Report

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Diana Zumrotus Sa’adah
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Diana Zumrotus Sa’adah
Available Online 22 January 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200120.048How to use a DOI?
Keywords
schizophrenia, self-esteem, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Abstract

This case report aims to demonstrate one therapy which improves self-esteem someone with schizophrenia by using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Schizophrenia is one of the main disorders that distract someone to function normally. From the results of the assessment by using interviews, observations, TAT, graphics (DAP, BAUM,), the SSCT and WAIS can be explained that the patient diagnosed schizophrenia is an individual with schizophrenia with low self-esteem problems. It is based on the emergence of traumatic experiences in childhood relating to the father figure as well as a traumatic experience with his environment, resulting in the individual having several cognitive distortions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach expected to help the client to replace negative thoughts about him with more rational thinking as well as Assisting clients in the effort to increase self-esteem in the future. CBT therapy involved four weekly 60 minutes sessions using Self Esteem Scale. The result of this study is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is effective in improving the self-esteem of patients with schizophrenia. After the end of four weekly sessions, the patient showed the positive side from several items of self-esteem that change into positive sides.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 5th ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
22 January 2020
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.200120.048
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200120.048How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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