EFFECT OF EMPTY CHAIR TECHNIQUE TOWARDS PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING GRIEF: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

This paper discussed on the effect of Gestalt empty chair technique to improve individual’s psychological well-being. The objectives of this study are to identify level and symptoms of psychological well-being and effect of the empty chair technique among individual who experience grief. The present study adopted A-B-A single subject research design. Purposive sampling is used to recruit participant, and Ryff’s Psychological Well-being (PWB) Scale (short version) is used to measure the level of psychological well-being. Verbatim transcripts, Mental Status Examination (MSE) and Percentage of Non-overlapping Data (PND) are used to analyse the symptoms of psychological well-being and the effect of empty chair technique on client’s psychological well-being. The results of the present study showed that the level of client’s psychological well-being has improved, and six themes of psychological wellbeing are identified: autonomy, environmental mastery, positive relations with others, personal growth, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. Although the result of PND showed that the effect of empty chair on psychological well-being among individual who experience grief is questionable as the PND is 66.6%, verbatim transcripts, MSE, and the score of the questionnaire showed positive effects of empty chair on client’s psychological well-being.