“Creencias irracionales y dependencia emocional”

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation is to determine the relationship between irrational beliefs and emotional dependence on students of the leveling courses of the medical career of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Technical University of Ambato. It was worked with 120 students of which 72 are women and 48 men in ages between 18 and 21 years who were evaluated by the application of two psychological reagents. First, Irrational Belief Test of Albert Ellis, was used, which evaluated the 10 principal irrational beliefs. Later, the Emotional Dependency Questionnaire of Lemos and Londoño was applied, which evaluated the level of emotional dependence in the students: absence, mild, moderate and severe. After the evaluation, the data were processed using the SPSS statistical program through the Chi square test (X2) determined that irrational beliefs are related to emotional dependence; Being the beliefs of anxiety, perfection and punishment those that have more relation with the slight emotional dependence.