THE EFFECT OF MORITA THERAPY WITH AYURVEDIC VIEW ON ANXIETY REDUCTION – International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review

THE EFFECT OF MORITA THERAPY WITH AYURVEDIC VIEW ON ANXIETY REDUCTION

Authors: Jamshid Sheikhlarabadi, Mehdi Arabzadeh & Atabak Sheikhlarabadi

ABSTRACT

Purpose: The Effect of Morita Therapy with Ayurvedic View on Anxiety Reduction. Methodology: The instrument used in this study is the Spielberger State-Trait Inventory (SATI). The dependent variable is a score that each subject receives from the Spielberger Anxiety Inventory, and the independent variable is and the independent variable is 7 sessions of Morita therapy were performed with 5-day intervals for each person in the experimental group individually for 60 minutes. The statistical population of the study was among those referred to yoga and therapeutic clinics in Tehran in 2017 who had undergraduate education. The samples consisted of 20 men who had the highest score of Spielberger questionnaire and were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups.In this research, the experimental method and the pre-test-post-test design with control group were used and the data analysis was performed using the non-parametric test of Yumann Whitney. Findings: The result of the study showed that Morita therapy with Ayurvedic viewpoint had an acceptable effecton reducing the anxiety of the referred patients.

Keywords: Morita Therapy, Ayurveda, Anxiety, Spielberger Inventory, Zen

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