The Effectiveness of Treatment based on Allegorical Schema Modes on Chronic Mood Disorders and Difficulty in Regulating Emotions of Therapists

The main purpose of this research was the effectiveness of therapy based on allegorical schema modes on chronic mood disorders and difficulty in regulating emotions of therapists.

Considering the main and fundamental goals of the current research, the research method used is practical according to the purpose and is semi-experimental in terms of the type of data. The statistical population of the present study consists of psychotherapists in the 3rd district of Tehran who were engaged in therapeutic work between December 1400 and December 1401. Sampling method and design were available as sampling. To select the sample size according to the research method, 15 people were selected for each group. The content of the treatment sessions of allegorical schema modes was about 10 to 12 treatment sessions. In order to evaluate the research variables, Bromz's 32-question mood questionnaire (Lin et al., 2007) was the difficulty in emotion regulation questionnaire by Gratz and Romer (2004). Analysis of covariance and t-test of two independent groups were used to analyze the data.

Based on the findings of the present research, the findings show that the F level of the effect of the allegorical schema modes treatment on the variables of tension, vitality, relaxation and happiness was significant.

The F rate of the effect of the treatment of allegorical schema modes on the variables of depression, tension, fatigue and confusion was not significant.