METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN ANXIETY*

Goal: The present study investigates theefficiency of a psychological intervention for studentswho show symptoms of anxiety. What motivates thisstudy is the fact that the psychologist must not onlyevaluate and monitor students psychological evolution,but also to intervene in a preventive or therapeutic way.Methods and instruments: Out of the students weevaluated periodically, we selected 19 individuals whoshowed higher level of anxiety symptoms, in order toinclude them in a psychological intervention program.The intervention targeted cognitive aspects: positivereformulation of experiences, emotional aspects:awareness and acceptance of intense emotions and abehavioral aspect: development of new or improvedcoping strategies. The intervention comprised of sixmeeting. Pre-intervention and post-interventionpsychological assessment was done with HamiltonAnxiety Scale.Results: The scores for anxiety symptoms, for the entirelot, were significantly lower post-intervention thanthose pre-intervention, showing a decrease in theintensity of symptoms. Yet, 4 of the 19 subjects showedstagnation or an increase of scores, indicating noimprovement of symptoms.Conclusions: The short intervention we proposed hadpositive outcomes in most cases, 79% of participantsshowed significant decrease in symptoms. In the caseswere the intervention showed no improvements we intend to continue it with the consent of participants.Â