Modelo esquemático de terapia cognitiva-conductual durante crisis asociadas a catástrofes: Estudio de caso: Terremoto de Pedernales, Ecuador 2016

Abstract

This The cognitive-behavioral psychological approach is a schematic model in crisis, associated with catastrophes, extended by its effectiveness in the world; but only practiced in the Ecuadorian private doctor's offices. Currently, the emergency brief therapy as tool for crisis interventions, is used; because that is ideal for areas associated with natural disasters. This generates an emotional imbalance in the bio-psycho-social-spiritual area, emotional autonomy and community destabilization, with big traumatic impact and of delay in the development of a country. However, there aren't researches with applied interventions cognitive-behavioral therapy in crises by disasters. In Ecuador, April 2015, there was a 7.8 Richter earthquake, located in Manabí-Esmeraldas Provinces, that generated a total devastation in the area, where the entire population obtained both material and human losses. A Crisis Government intervention model was applied, obtaining results few satisfactory. This paper present a novel model that could generate better results by ensuring a high percentage of homeostasis (emotional balance). Therefore, the result of this research could represent a challenge for clinical and/or educational psychologists with training in cognitive-behavioral therapy can empower this psychotherapeutic technique so that their results could be discussed.