TTLV: Intervention for a case of a minor with hair pulling behavior

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Tan My2. Gender:Female

3. Date of birth: 06/04/1995

4. Place of birth:Co Tiet - Tam Nong - Phu Tho

5. Decision to recognize student number:3058/2018/QD-XHNV-DT, dated October 24, 2018 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:Are not

7. Thesis topic name:Intervention for a case of a minor with hair pulling behavior.

8. Major:Clinical PsychologyCode:8310401.02

9. Scientific guidance officer: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Hang

10. Summary of the results of the thesis:

Intervention for a case of a minor with hair pulling behavior revealed the following issues:

The client's hair pulling behavior in therapy is differentiated from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) because when the client is aware of pulling hair, the client will not pull it anymore. In addition, hair pulling behavior occurs due to those reasons when the client is stressed, attracting attention and forming the behavior automatically as a habit. This behavior can be treated through behavioral replacement, muscle tension or relaxation techniques,... However, all techniques will not be effective if the client does not persistently practice until the behavior is stopped and the problem can completely recur.

Hair pulling behavior has been shown to be more effective in cognitive behavioral therapy because clients who pull their hair often have feelings of inferiority, shame, low self-esteem, and even self-loathing. Clients can also use hair pulling as a tool to attract attention and direct others' attention to themselves. Therefore, with cognitive behavioral therapy, clients will be supported to see the problem from different perspectives, change their perception of self-worth and that of others. This creates motivation to reduce or stop the behavior.

The clinical case showed that hair pulling behavior was associated with anxiety and was accompanied by a lack of emotion management skills, so anxiety assessment and anxiety intervention were needed as well as further assessment of emotion management skills and inclusion in treatment goals (if any).

Family support is important in encouraging and motivating the client to continue to practice techniques at home to stop hair pulling. In addition, each family member (including adults in the family such as grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, etc.) with good emotional management skills will help reduce unwanted behaviors in the client.

11. Practical application:

With the results obtained from the theoretical and practical research process, the thesis has fully implemented the process of a case study. The methods and therapeutic techniques applied in the thesis serve as a useful reference for clinical psychologists and provide further practical evidence of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy when intervening for clients with hair-pulling behavior.

12. Further research directions:Are not

13. Published works related to the thesis: Are not

INFORMATION OF MASTER'S THESIS

1.Full name: Nguyen Thi Tan My2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: April 6, 1995

4.Place of birth: Co Tiet – Tam Nong – Phu Tho

5. Decision of student recognition No:3058/2018/QD-XHNV-DT, dated October 24, 2018 of the Director of University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training course:No

7.Official thesis title:Intervention for a minor case with hair pulling behavior.

8. Major: Clinical psychologyCode:8310401.02

9. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Hang

10. Summary of the findings in the thesis:

Intervention for a minor case with hair pulling behavior shows some of the following problems:

The client's hair pulling behavior during the therapy case is distinguished from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) because when the client is aware of pulling hair, the client will no longer pluck. In addition, hair pulling occurs due to reasons such as when the client is under stress, attracting attention and automatically forming behavior as a habit. This behavior can be treated through alternative behavior, muscle tone or relaxation techniques,...However, all techniques will not work if the client does not persistently practice until the behavior is stopped and the problem can completely arise again.

Hair pulling has been shown to have a better effect on cognitive behavioral therapy because the client pulling hair will often have feelings of inferiority, shame, bad self-esteem, hate even myself. The client may also use pulling hair as a tool to draw attention and direct other people's attention to himself. Compared with cognitive behavioral therapy, clients will be supported to see the problem from different perspectives, changing the perception of self-worth and others. Thereby creating incentives to perform mitigating or terminating behavior.

The clinical case shows that hair pulling is associated with anxiety and a lack of emotional management skills, so it is important to assess anxiety and implement anxiety interventions as well as further evaluation of emotional management skills and inclusion in therapeutic goals (if any).

Family involvement is important in encouraging and motivating the client to maintain home-based techniques to stop pulling hair. In addition, each family member (including adults in the family such as grandparents, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, etc.,) has good emotional management skills that will contribute to minimizing behavior by not expecting from the client.

11. Practical applicability

With the results obtained from the theoretical and practical research process, the thesis has fully implemented the process of a case study. Therapeutic methods and techniques are applied in the thesis as a useful reference for clinical psychologists and provide additional empirical evidence on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy when intervening for clients who are pulling hair.

12. Further research directions:No

13. Thesis-related publications:No