The Impact of Exposure Therapy on Hopelessness among Depressive Clients

Author(s)	Dr. S. Nithiya Sekar, Dr. Jovita Merlin J
Country	India
Abstract	Depression is a common and serious mental health condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities. It affects a person’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, often leading to difficulties in daily functioning. Aim is to find out the impact of exposure therapy on hopelessness among depressive clients. This study was done by quasi experimental design along with convenient sampling technique among clients with depression in the age group of 20 to 45 years, in which both male and female were included with moderate hopelessness and mild mood disturbances. Totally 30 subjects were divided into two groups. After the baseline data [pre test] is obtained. Clients were divided 15 in experimental group and 15 in control group. Experimental group received exposure therapy along with conventional therapy with the therapy sessions of 16 sessions in the time duration of 45 minutes in 24 weeks. Where as control group receives only conventional therapy. Beck hopelessness scale is used to assess the level of hopelessness. pre test and post test were done to get the data analysis.
Keywords	Depressive clients, Exposure therapy, Hopelessness.
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-21
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69572

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