ATTITUDINIZE PSYCHOTHERAPY ENHANCES SELF ESTEEM

By DR.LINA H ASKARI Assistant Professor, Psychology College of Business Management Institute of Business Management
SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE BY The Administration & Faculty

Attitudinize=
To change the Attitude from a negative (dysfunctional) one to a positive one.

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Theory by (Kamradt & Kamradt, 1999), and design by (Reigeluth, 1999). Affective
Unresolv ed Need
LATENT ATTITUDE Trigger Feeling
Choose a course of action

Define the feeling

Psycho-motor
React to unresolved need the

Recall related knowledge

Does the action work?

Yes

ATTITUDINAL CONSISTENCY

No ATTITUDINAL DISSONANCE
Is it repairable ?

Yes

Refine the Attitude

DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDE

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No

Dysfunctional Attitude
Weissman (1979)
The distorted beliefs or attitudes reacting to stressors which may include: * The need for perfectionist achievement.
* Constant approval by others. * The need for unconditional Love. * Ones sense of entitlement to things as happiness, love, success, etc. * Constant sense of personal responsibility for self and the environment. * Ones ability to be responsible to find happiness within oneself or seek it from the outside world.

ATTITUDINIZE PSYCHOTHERAPY
* A complete psychotherapy dealing effectively with all the six vital aspects concerning an emotional problem of a human being. * The therapy of choice for mental health care problems, including depression, suicidal ideation & the anxiety disorders. * Can be easily conducted in Individual Sessions as well as in Group Sessions, as per Clients Choice.

ATTITUDINIZE
Attitude makes a difference every hour, everyday, in everything that one does for the entire life, so change the attitude. This life is Makafat e - Amal meaning whatever you give to life, you take it in return. (Askari, 2005) The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds (Schweitzer, 2002).

ATTITUDINIZE PSYCHOTHERAPY
(change the attitude of your personality to enhance your self-esteem)
in SIX Dimensions PSYCHOLOGICAL PHYSIOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGICAL NEURO-HORMONAL TIME MANAGEMENT SPIRITUAL

Consequences of Low Self-Esteem

creates anxiety, stress, loneliness and likelihood for depression. causes problems with friendships and relationships. seriously impairs academic and job performance. leads to underachievement and increased vulnerability to drug and alcohol abuse. Enhances the negative self-image and makes the person increasingly non-productive or even actively selfdestructive in behavior.

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Self-Esteem

In psychology, self-esteem reflects a person's overall self-appraisal of their own worth, which includes self-regard, self-respect & self- efficacy.

Three Steps to Better Self-Esteem Step 1: Rebut the Inner Critic Step 2: Practice Self-Nurturing Step 3: Get Help from Others

ATTITUDINIZE Psychologically
Every one has inferiorities and insecurities, no ones perfect none of it can be deleted completely, so why be afraid of being inferior, just deal with the feelings effectively. Be Happy, Content & Serene with WHATEVER YOU have. Laugh at your inferiorities, life troubles and FEARS which made your life miserable!

ATTITUDINIZE Physiologically
Six Deep Breaths per minute keeps balanced Blood circulation and neuro-hormonal regulation throughout the body to deliver nutrients and other essential materials to cells and removes waste products. Your Erect position for walking, talking, sitting, working & driving would present you as an assertive personality, Heart Beat would produce synchronization with breathing to improve responsiveness to blood pressure changes, hence keeps you satisfied. Health is Wealth; Care of drinking, eating, temperature, pressure & Prevention from diseases gives you 100% lively life !

ATTITUDINIZE Terminologically

It is Important to REPLACE one negative thought with FOUR POSITIVE ONES, to CHANGE your Self-Esteem FOR YOUR BETTERMENT for the REST of your life Every word inside your soul & coming out of your mouth to represent YOU, needs to be precisely tuned as a success stamp upon your personality. Confirm to YOURSELF, I M THE BEST FAKE IT - UNTIL YOU REALLY MAKE IT!

ATTITUDINIZE Neuro - Hormones

* The Regulatory process of the
Neuro-hormonal system includes: 1) Repair and Regeneration, 2) Neutralization of Toxic substances or allergens, 3) Adaptation to Stress, and 4) Prevention or correction of Illness. Continuous neglect of this powerful health correcting system results in its breakdown and its loss of adaptivity to the environment, a function crucial to survival.

* Give Importance & Time to YOURSELF

through EXERCISE and MASSAGE of the Pressure Points.

ATTITUDINIZE Neuro - Hormones

ATTITUDINIZE For Time Management

Every MINUTE of your life is Important & you are ACCOUNTABLE for it ANYWAY. Learn TIME MANAGEMENT & LEAVE TIME HARRASSMENT! Man is made an inferior and weak entity but ASHRAF UL MAKHLOOQAAT. STRICT ACCURACY & FIDELITY towards the importance of time, can only provide success. ACQUIRE EXCELLENCE - Its Painful ! Its the RIGHT TIME to USE the power & resources you have right now. Remember NEVER to Misuse it !

ATTITUDINIZE Spiritually
Achieving the humanistic source of joy & Spiritual satisfaction By soaring of the heart while experiencing afresh the natural world, and feeling our interdependence with all things in it. Take Pride in the efforts of science to diminish Inferiorities, try Competence instead of JEALOUSY. Remove your GUILTS embedded in particular areas of your inferiorities, PARDON self & others, Be responsible to acquire Satisfaction by Believing that YOU have been Pardoned. Repeat frequently, I Trust YOU Completely My LORD, YOULL HELP ME to Delete MY Inferiorities and grant me worth, respect and efficacy !

Therapeutic Intervention
* Completely Relaxed Environment with SOOTHING MUSIC * Continuous DEEP BREATHING for Self Relaxation * The Specific Angles of THINK RIGHT NOW ! * Slow Deep Breathing at the POINT of GUILT where you felt inferior & insecure in life * Relax and absorb the Most Bearable PAIN at that JUNCTION POINT of guilt * Tell yourself Its just normal and essential to become a human !

Therapeutic Intervention Continued ..

* Keep LAUGHING with ALL YOUR MIGHT on every misery you experience * Relax again, take a few BREATHS * REPEAT The PROCESS 3-5 times * Regularly THINK & FEEL all the SIX positive attitudes you have learned * REMEMBER! Your Self Esteem will be enhanced STEP BY STEP DO NOT TRY WITHOUT PROPER GUIDANCE

The Process of the Technique

REMEMBER! * To complete the process of Self Esteem Enhancement through ATTITUDINIZE PSYCHOTHERAPY * Beneficial only for ZIE People (Zestful, Intelligent & Enthusiastic) * PROGNOSIS= 97% Development & Self enrichment for Adolescence and Youth. * A 75 minute session, Twice a week, FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY * SURELY ! IT will Enhance YOUR SelfEsteem for Life Success INSHA ALLAH

Method
90 Male & 90 Female students (youth of ages 17-21) of MAJU having low score (below 50) on self-esteem, were tested on Queendoms SET (2003), DAS and their Educational Performance was noted. Sample was divided into Therapy & No Therapy Groups. Attitudinize Therapy was conducted for 14 weeks (75 minute gp sessions twice a week) only on Therapy group. In the end, the whole sample was re-administered the tests, to relate the effectiveness of the Attitudinize Therapy with the Enhancement of Self Esteem and in turn reduction of Dysfunctional Attitudes & enhancement of Educational Performance.

TABLES

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GRAPHS
500
160
2 20

400
43 53 75 24 86 46

140

300

120

44 3

200

100

100

80

20

0
N= 90 90 90 90 90 90

60
N= 45 45 45 45 45 45

BTMSE

BTMDAS

BTMEP

BTFSE

BTFDAS

BTFEP

ATMSE

ATMDAS

ATMEP

ATFSE

ATFDAS

ATFEP

400
29

300

200

100

Core Concepts of Organizational Behavior: 0 Chapter 1 NTFDAS NTFEP NTMSE NTMDAS NTMEP NTFSE
N= 45 45 45 45 45 45

25

Statistically significant results reveal; through Attitudinize Psychotherapy SELF ESTEEM is enhanced among youth,
97% within Males & 99% within Females.

Reduction in Dysfunctional Attitudes

was 75% for Males & 63% for Females. Also

Educational Performance improved

34% for Males & 32% for Females. The No Therapy group showed negligible (i.e., 1-3%) improvement only. Hence providing evidence that Attitudinize Psychotherapy employs a positive, active, educational approach that focuses on how to change the attitudes and on seeking solutions rather than just simply talking about the past or exploring ones feelings and problems.

Attitudinize Psychotherapy provides * Emotionally Supportive Environment * Empathic Relationship * Opportunity to Express Feelings * Direct Approach on Inculcating Positive Attitudes * Change in thinking * New Lifestyle Strategies and * Behavior Proportionate with the Attitude