Software development to increase coping skills in adolescents

Abstract

Non-suicidal self-injure behavior, depression and anxiety can be reduced by some variables as coping skills; for the treatment based on these skills is proposed the use of a software based on HyperText Markup Language, version 5 for different platforms as mobile systems and personal computers. The software is developed in the form of social interaction, in order to support the assimilation of these cognitive constructs in the adolescent population. Furthermore this program can be used as a teaching instrument for students of psychology which can facilitate understanding of skills and symptoms that the software takes into account. This article describes the development of coping skills enhancement software (SAHA Spanish acronym) based on traditional cognitive behavioral techniques for the reduction of negative thoughts and feelings, increased use of coping strategies focused on the problem, and reduction of thoughts related to Self-harm. The development takes into account review of cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, script, art design, programming, 3d modeling, edition, among other actions. As a result we obtained an application for the increase of coping skills that can be used in different operating systems.