A COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR REDUCING IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR FOR A SAMPLE OF ADDICTS

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Post Grad. Student, Faculty of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University

2 ) Faculty of Girls, Ain Shams University

3 Faculty of Education, Helwan University

4 Faculty of Arts Ain, Shams University

Abstract

The current study aimed to prepare a program to reduce impulsive behavior for a sample of addicts, The total study sample consisted of (16) male addicts at Abbasiya mental health hospital, whose ages ranged from (20: 35) years, and they were divided into two experimental and control groups equally, the researcher used in this study the following tools: Impulsive behavior scale (prepared by: the researchers), A counseling program to reduce impulsive behavior (prepared by: the researchers) , the researchers used in this study the experimental method, the results showed statistically significant differences between averages degrees of the experimental group and the control group in impulsive behavior scale in favor of the experimental group after applying the program and statistically significant differences between averages degrees of the experimental group in the pre and post measurement on the impulsive behavior in favor of the post measurement, however the results doesn't show statistically significant differences between averages degrees of the experimental group on the impulsive behavior in the post and follow up measurement.
 

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