فعالية العلاج المعرفي السلوكي المعدل في التخفيف من أعراض اضطراب القلق لدى الشباب ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد : دراسة حالة

Abstract EN

The research aims to test the effectiveness of the use of modified cognitivebehavioral therapy in alleviating the symptoms of anxiety disorder through a clinical study of a case of a 20-year-old young man with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety disorder over a period of three months.

the diagnostic criterion for generalized anxiety disorder applied in The fifth version for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the anxiety scale for young people with autism (translated by the researcher), and the modified cognitive-behavioral therapy program.

The program consisted of (24 sessions / during 12 weeks) at a rate of two sessions per week for the case, and a simultaneous weekly session for the mother and sister, and the session time ranged (from 40 to 60 minutes).

The results indicated a decrease in the symptoms of social anxiety, avoidance of social situations, and a decrease in the physiological response to anxiety, as well as in the manifestations of non-specific anxiety.

This was reflected in various aspects of life , appeared in the increase in social interaction, the practice of daily life activities, the widening of the circle of interests, and leisure time activities.

Decreased attachment to repetitive behaviors, repetitive speech and feelings of decreased fear.