EMPIRICAL VERIFICATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AWARENESS THERAPY

Abstract

This article is dedicated to verifying the effectiveness of awareness therapy. It describes a scientific study conducted in psychotherapeutic groups. Initially, the authors introduce the features of awareness therapy and its specific application.The article highlights the author’s approach to awareness therapy as an integrated and innovative direction in psychotherapy, combining Western and Eastern psychotherapeutic practices. Three stages of conducting an empirical study are described, the first of which is characterized by a diagnostic cross- section of data on the condition of the participants of the therapeutic group before and after the application of therapy; the second stage is characterized by the processing of empirical data; the third stage is the interpretation of the obtained results and justification of the conclusions. The specifics of organizing psychotherapeutic sessions during awareness therapy training seminars are outlined. A detailed analysis of empirical material is conducted using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. A comparison of measurement indicators before and after applying awareness therapy is provided. Statistical indicators of shifts towards the development of self-awareness are presented, reflected in percentages, comparisons of average values across the entire sample of subjects and t-test, which confirms the hypotheses put forward. Qualitative analysis of predicates in the responses to questionnaires of participants in therapeutic groups allowed us to identify groups of categories that expand consciousness and allow us to obtain the result of self-awareness, in particular: recognize the problem, accept the situation, free ourselves from negativity, etc.The study concludes that awareness therapy has a significant impact, reflected in the expansion of clients’ consciousness, the acquisition of new awareness experiences, increased self-contact, a deeper understanding of emotions and feelings, clearer perception of physical sensations, and the development of reflexivity. The obtained psychometric data reflect the dynamics of clients’ potential development, contributing to the expansion of consciousness. This empirical study confirms the hypothesis regarding the impact of awareness therapy and the improvement of psychodiagnostic indicators of self-awareness, which was the objective to be proven.