Comparing the effectiveness of two counseling approaches (R.E.B.T and P.C.T) in the symptom improvement of aggression, depression and anxiety among students of Saghez City.

This study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of rational, behavioral and emotive therapy (R.E.B.T) and person-centered therapy (P.C.T) in the symptom improvement of students diagnosed with suffering from aggression, depression and anxiety. All third grade physics-math students studying in Saghez were considered as the population under study, 205 of them were selected through classified random sampling method for aggression, depression and Anxiety. From those diagnosed with SCL-90-R test, 90 subjects were randomly assigned to three groups (30 subjects in each Group), and then 30 “healthy students” were randomly selected and assigned to the control group. Therefore, four groups formed PCT group, REBT group, and control group. The employed recovery indices were the Subjects of aggression, depression and Anxiety, which were measured twice before and after Interventions of SCL-90-R scale. The results showed that REBT and PCT were effective in the reduction of Anxiety, depression and aggression.