Investigating the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on internalized shame and social anxiety in female students

INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Intervention group:Compassion‐Focused Therapy. Session Duration: 60 minutes.Total Sessions: 8 sessions. Session Frequency: Twice per week.Therapeutic Tools Used.This intervention focuses on activating internal compassion resources and reducing self‐criticism, incorporating guided therapeutic dialogue, mindfulness exercises, self‐compassion imagery, soothing breathing techniques, and compassionate writing exercises.Summary of Session Content: Session 1: Introduction to the therapy, explanation of compassion and shame concepts, pre‐test administration. Session 2: Identification of thoughts and behaviors associated with internalized shame and social anxiety. Session 3: Training in compassionate imagery and soothing breathing techniques. Session 4: Mindfulness practice and non‐judgmental acceptance of emotions. Session 5: Compassionate letter writing and strengthening self‐compassion. Session 6: Examination of factors contributing to self‐criticism and shame. Session 7: Training in coping strategies and relaxation techniques. Session 8: Conclusion, review of learned material, post‐test administration, and scheduling of follow‐up assessment. Intervention 2: Control group: The control group will not receive any intervention during the research, but will receive the intervention after data collection to prevent factors that threaten the internal validity of the research, such as compensatory competition from the control group or demoralization. CONDITION: Body Dysmorphic Disorder Syndrome. ; Body Dysmorphic Disorder F45.22 PRIMARY OUTCOME: Body dysmorphic disorder syndrome. Timepoint: 1. Pre‐test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post‐test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One‐month follow‐up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the revised Yale‐Brown Obsessive‐Compulsive Scale for Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Katherine Phillips et al. (1997). Internalized Shame. Timepoint: 1. Pre‐test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post‐test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One‐month follow‐up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method was David R. Cook's (1987) Internalized Shame Scale. Social Anxiety. Timepoint: 1. Pre‐test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post‐test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One‐month follow‐up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the SPIN questionnaire by Kathleen Connor et al. (2000). INCLUSION CRITERIA: Score above the cut‐off point on the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire Girls aged 18 to 30 Being a student at Ahvaz Azad University.