Manejo dos transtornos de ansiedade em estudantes universitários: o uso da terapia de aceitação e compromisso em grupo

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: Azevedo, Cristiane Beatriz Ibias Belardinelli de
• Orientador(a): Albuquerque, Alessandra Rocha de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Católica de Brasília
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa Stricto Sensu em Psicologia
• Departamento: Escola de Saúde e Medicina
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Terapia de aceitação e compromisso; Transtornos de ansiedade; intervenção em grupo
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Acceptance and commitment therapy; Anxiety disorders; group intervention
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: https://bdtd.ucb.br:8443/jspui/handle/tede/3325

The present study is part of the Mental Health and Therapeutic Actions research line and has as its theme the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in the management of Anxiety Disorders, which, together with depression, had an increase of 25 % prevalence in the last three years, corresponding to the period of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a higher incidence among young people. In this sense, the study aimed to evaluate the effect of group psychological intervention, based on ACT, in university students with maladaptive anxiety, and tried to answer the research question: carrying out group psychological intervention with the use of ACT can reduce anxiety levels in college students? The research involved the participation of 11 students with high scores on the HADS scale (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), indicative of moderate to severe anxiety. Initially, a semi-structured interview was conducted and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was applied to all participants. Subsequently, they underwent eight group intervention sessions using the ACT, after which they responded to a second semi-structured interview and again to the BAI. The data indicate the positive impact of the group intervention, both in the physical aspects and in the private and public behaviors characteristic of Anxiety Disorders. All participants showed a reduction in anxiety scores, measured using the BAI, after completing the intervention. Qualitative results showed processes of psychological inflexibility in the initial sessions, while processes of psychological flexibility were identified in the final sessions. Additionally, participants reported improvement in their anxiety levels. These results replicate and extend those of previous studies, contributing to increase the validity of group intervention with the use of ACT.