العلاقة بين التفكير اللاعقلاني و ضغوط ما بعد الصدمة لدى عينة من طلبة جامعة القدس المفتوحة في فلسطين و فاعلية برنامج إرشادي عقلاني انفعالي في خفضها

Abstract EN

This study consists of two components: descriptive and experimental.

The descriptive component aims to discover the relationship between irrational thinking and post-traumatic stress on a sample group of 249 students (119 males and 130 females) in the Ramallah Educational Region of Al-Quds Open University.

Members of this group were selected randomly but represented the existing social-status of students.

The experimental component of the study aimes to explore the effectiveness of a rational emotional counseling program on reducing post-traumatic stress.

The sample for the experimental pilot study consisted of (60) students, half male and half female students, who scored over the predetermined average in rational- irrational thinking scale, and of post-traumatic stress scale, of the descriptive study control group sample.

The counseling program was applied to the experimental pilot group in twelve sessions, (75-90) minutes each, one session per week.

Post tests for the two groups were taken after the end of the program, and four-weeks later for follow-up purpose.

Results showed a positive statistical correlation in the degree of rationalirrational thinking and the post-traumatic stress scores measured in male and female students.

The study also showed significant statistical differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) between the experimental group and the control group, in long-term measures of post-traumatic stress, indicating the effectiveness of the counseling program.

The study shows no significant mean difference between males and females concerning the counseling program.

It also showed continued effectiveness of the counseling program, through followup, which indicates positive and long-term effects on post-traumatic stress conditions.

Moreover, no evidence of significant statistical differences was found between male and female participants of both groups, nor was there any relationship between the training program and the social status on the degree of post-traumatic stress.