The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Rumination, Worry and Anxiety Sensitivity in People with Anxiety Disorders

The purpose of this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on rumination, worry and anxiety sensitivity in people with anxiety disorders. The research method was single case. Research participants included 3 people with anxiety disorder symptoms who were selected as a single case with a psychiatrist's diagnosis of having anxiety disorder symptoms using the purposive sampling method. Anxiety Sensitivity Questionnaire, Pennsylvania Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), Nolan Hoxma and Murrow Rumination Questionnaire, and Beck Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Packagewas used to collect data. Prior to the intervention, all 3 cases were evaluated in one session using research questionnaires. Then, 8 sessions of behavioral cognition therapy were administered to the subjects twice a week.in order to test the hypothesis Percentage indexes test was used. The results obtained through Blanchard and Schwars improvement rate showed that cognitive behavioral therapy affects rumination, worry and anxiety sensitivity in people with symptoms of anxiety disorders