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Aim of the Study: The basic aim of the present case study is to demonstrate the significance of Cognitive Behavior Techniques used as a therapy for the reduction and improvement in Depressive Symptoms, Academic Difficulties and Low Self-esteem Problems in a mainstream school child.
Place of Study: Lahore, Pakistan
Research Design: Case Study
Sample: This paper is based on a case of a 13 years old girl of grade 8th with Depressive Symptoms, Academic Difficulties and Low Self-esteem Problems.
Method: Psychological Assessment of the client was done with the help of Behavioral Observation, Semi-Structured Interview, Subjective Ratings of the presenting problems, Demographic Data Sheet, Portfolio Assessment, Paired Associate Learning Test (PALT) (Mahmood & Sheikh, 1989)., Children Depression Inventory (CDI) (Kovacs, 1979) and Self-esteem Scale for Children (Saleem & Mahmood, 2010). Counseling plan was devised for the client included Rapport Buildup, Psycho-education, Supportive Therapy, Deep Breathing, Activity Scheduling, Dictionary concept, Chunking Method and Happy Pyramid. Self-esteem building exercises, Study Skills, Assertiveness Training and Social Skills Training were used for proposed management of the client’s problems. Total 8 sessions were conducted with the client.
Results: The overall results of all psychological assessment tools showed that the academic performance of the client was below average, very highly severe depressive symptoms and low self-esteem problem as well as the overall outcomes of the counseling and management plan revealed that decrease in the intensity of the depressive symptoms and improvement in academic difficulties and problems related to the low self-esteem in the client.
Conclusion: on the basis of case study results, it has been concluded that the proper use of the Cognitive Behavior Techniques as therapy provided more effective results for the reduction and improvement in Depressive Symptoms, Academic Difficulties and Low Self-esteem Problems in a mainstream school child. Recommendation and Implications were also discussed.
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To Cite this Article: Khan, K. A., Ashiq, A., & Dildar, S. (2021). A Case Study of a Mainstream School Child with Depressive Symptoms, Academic Difficulties and Low Self-esteem Problems treated using Cognitive Behavior Techniques as a Therapy. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Science, 11(2), 558-571.
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