Intervención psicoterapéutica en caso clínico de ansiedad sin especificación en una adolescente en acogimiento institucional

Abstract

Abstract: The present study details the process of evaluation and psychotherapeutic intervention in a clinical case of unspecified anxiety of a 15-year-old adolescent girl, who is in a foster care center due to the violation of her rights. The assessment process was based on direct observation, semi-structured interview and application of psychological instruments: Beck Depression Inventory, Lucy Reidl Self-Stimulation Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Inventory. Subsequently, a 9-session intervention plan was developed, based on the symptomatology and problems detected in the adolescent, using techniques such as: thought stopping, psychoeducation, modeling, role-playing, ABC technique, exposure, covert positive reinforcement and covert modeling, empty chair. The results obtained after the intervention were not favorable, due to the influence of external variables such as the loss of family contact, producing a slight increase in symptoms.