Abstract
Adolescents with ADHD need serious handling to reduce their hyperactive Behavior. One strategy that is alleged to reduce this behavior is by implementing Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the implementation of CBT and to analyze the effectiveness of CBT in reducing hyperactive behavior of adolescents with ADHD in Inclusive Junior High Schools. The implementation of this research used a pre-experimental research design with the One Group Pre-Test Post-Test research design by using the Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scale behavior check instrument which is adopted by considering Indonesian language and culture. The subjects in this study were 3 adolescents with ADHD who had a level of activity representing the mild, moderate, and severe levels. The time used was 5 meeting sessions with a time allocation of 2 x 30 minutes for each meeting. The results showed that there is an effect of the implementation of CBT in reducing the hyperactive behavior of adolescents with ADHD at Inclusive Junior High School.
Highlights
Adolescence is a developmental transition period between childhood and adulthood that generally begins at the age of 10 or 11 years and ends in the late adolescents or early twenty years ([1], [2], [3])
In the process of development, adolescents experience many challenges that come from outside themselves ([4], [5], [6]). This occurs in adolescents with the condition who have problems and limitations, among them is a teenager with concentration problems and hyperactivity or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) ([7], [8])
The effective result score should be more than 20% reduces and it is said to be ineffective if there is a decrease in hyperactive behavior between 0–19%
Summary
Adolescence is a developmental transition period between childhood and adulthood that generally begins at the age of 10 or 11 years and ends in the late adolescents or early twenty years ([1], [2], [3]). In the process of development, adolescents experience many challenges that come from outside themselves ([4], [5], [6]) This occurs in adolescents with the condition who have problems and limitations, among them is a teenager with concentration problems and hyperactivity or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) ([7], [8]). There are three types of behavior associated with the disorder, namely: a lack of noticing (inattentiveness) or iJOE ‒ Vol 17, No 12, 2021
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