Abstract:
The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the selection theory in
reducing the feeling of psychological alienation and developing a sense of
optimism among a sample of female university students. The number of the
study sample was )66( students, and the study measures were applied to them,
and then 15 students were selected purposefully based on their ; low degrees
on the optimism scale and high degrees on the psychological alienation scale,
and they were distributed randomly to two groups, The experimental group
which consisted of )8( female students who were exposed to a counselling
and therapeutic program based on William Glaser's Theory of Choice, and
the control group consisted of )7( female students; who did not receive any
counselling program. The study results indicated the effectiveness of the
proposed programmes and treatment based on the theory of selection in the
elimination of the feeling of psychological alienation and the development of
optimism among students in the experimental group. Based on the results, the
researcher recommends to activate counselling services in universities, and to
use selection theory strategies due to their effective effect in the treatment of
mental disorders.