The Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy Based on Commitment and Acceptance in the Improvement of Maladaptive Beliefs in People with Social Anxiety due to the Role of Regulating Emotional Moderator

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on commitment and acceptance in improving the maladaptive beliefs of patient with social anxiety due to the role of moderating emotional regulation. Patients in this study were two women with social anxiety that ACT was applied to them. Prior to initiation of treatment, from both patients, step-by-step evaluation was performed as the baseline. Initial treatment was also performed at sessions 4, 6, and 8 again, and afterwards, one month follow up was also performed. The follow-up evaluation was carried out to examine the status of the dependent variables. In order to investigate the trend of changes in the base line, intervention and follow-up of Jones's irrational beliefs questionnaire was used. In order to analyze the data, visual analysis of the graphs including surface interpretation, trend and function variability during the baseline conditions and treatment were used. The results showed that cognitive therapy based on admission and commitment improves the irrational beliefs such as emotional control and helplessness toward change in patient with social anxiety due to the role of moderating emotional regulation. The results of this study show the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on admission and commitment in improving the incoherent beliefs of people with social anxiety due to the role of regulating emotional moderators.