Volume 7, Issue 7, July – 2022 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

ISSN No:-2456-2165

The Effect of Five Finger Hypnosis in Reducing

Anxiety Levels on Adolescents During the
Covid-19 Pandemic
1
Oril Ardianto
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Adiwangsa Jambi University
Jambi, Indonesia

Abstract:- COVID-19 is a pandemic in Indonesia and has Every day the number of positive victims of Covid-19 is
spread to almost all countries, so it has been called a global still increasing. This virus attacks everyone regardless of
pandemic. This pandemic outbreak has a negative impact gender and age [4]. No exception during the transition period
on physical and psychological health, causing or the transition period due to biological and psychological
uncontrollable anxiety in individuals or society. Covid-19 growth, development, and changes, Covid-19 greatly affects
significantly affects the self-concept of every teenager, and young people's self-concept, and psychological changes are
psychological changes are marked by changing attitudes, marked by changing attitudes, feelings, and emotions. The
feelings, and emotions. Efforts to deal with Covid-19 are Covid-19 that occurs will add to the storm and stress on
not only focused on physical health but also psychological teenagers, and it can even cause anxiety. Therefore, efforts to
and social. One of them is by giving five-finger hypnosis deal with Covid-19 are focused on physical health and
therapy. This research method uses a pre-experimental psychological and social. One of them is giving teenagers five-
research design in one group (One group Pre-Test Post-Test finger hypnosis therapy to reduce anxiety levels due to the
Design), where a pre-test is carried out on the respondents Covid-19 pandemic [5].
before being given post-test treatment. The research
location was conducted at Universitas Adiwangsa Jambi in Five-finger hypnosis is a form of self-hypnosis that can
2021. The research sample was 30 samples, with primary cause a high relaxation effect so that it will reduce tension and
data collection by distributing the Hamilton Branches stress from one's mind. Giving. The research results conducted
Scale for Anxiety questionnaire (HRS-A). Analysis used by Jenita, showed that five-finger hypnosis is a proven and
Paired Sample t-Test. The results showed that the P-value very effective method for reducing anxiety [6]. According to
= 0.000 where the p-value < (α = 0.05), so it can be Retno, about the effect of five-finger hypnosis therapy
concluded that there is a difference in the value of the pre- techniques to reduce anxiety in students who are compiling a
test and post-test behavior measurements. Furthermore, thesis, it shows that measurements before treatment obtained
there is a significant effect of giving five-finger hypnosis moderate anxiety results as many as 18 people (100%), and
therapy to decrease anxiety levels. after receiving treatment, it became 15 people (83.3%)
experienced mild anxiety and three people (16.7%)
Keywords:- Covid-19; Five Finger Hypnosis; Anxiety Level; experienced moderate anxiety [7].
Teenagers.
Based on a survey of initial data from ten adolescents,
I. INTRODUCTION seven adolescents (70%) experienced excessive fear and
worry, felt unable to relax and be comfortable, experienced
Currently, COVID-19 is a pandemic in Indonesia and has sleep disturbances, and were overly aware of the COVID-19
spread to almost all countries, so it has been called a global pandemic. Meanwhile, three adolescents (30%) said they were
pandemic. This pandemic outbreak has a negative impact on worried because they couldn't go to school, as usual, couldn't
physical and psychological health, causing uncontrollable meet and go with friends. From the above phenomenon,
anxiety in individuals or society [1]. researchers are interested in researching "The Effect of Five
Finger Hypnosis in reducing anxiety levels on adolescents
In Indonesia, the number of anxiety continues to increase during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period.”
every year, and it is estimated that 20% of the world's
population and as many as 47.7% of adolescents feel anxious II. RESEARCH METHOD
[2]. According to Sadock et al., anxiety is a response to certain
threatening situations and is a normal thing to happen. Anxiety This research used pre-experimentation in one group
begins with a threatening situation as a dangerous stimulus (One group Pre-Test Post-Test Design). Respondents were
(stressor). Anxiety can make a person more aware of a threat pre-tested before receiving treatment, and respondents were
at a certain level because if the threat is considered harmless, given post-tests after being given treatment [8]. The treatment
then a person will not do self-defense. In connection with for adolescents is in Five Finger Hypnosis for approximately
facing the Covid-19 pandemic, anxiety needs to be managed 10 minutes in 1 meeting.
properly so that it continues to provide awareness but does not
cause excessive panic or lead to worse mental health disorders
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This research was conducted at Universitas Adiwangsa (26.7%). Respondents' anxiety level before treatment/pre-test
Jambi, and the research was carried out in 2021. The research showed no symptoms 10%, mild symptoms 16.7%, moderate
sample was 30 adolescents who were in the Universitas symptoms 53.3%, severe symptoms 20%, and no one
Adiwangsa Jambi environment. The sampling technique used experienced very severe symptoms. While the level of anxiety
is the non-probability method, the type of purposive sampling after treatment/post-test showed no symptoms 53.3%, mild
is based on the calculation of the sample size. Data collection symptoms 33.3%, moderate symptoms 13.3%, and no severe
with primary data is obtained directly by distributing or very severe symptoms.
questionnaires (HRS-A) Hamilton Branch Scale for Anxiety.
This measuring instrument consists of 14 symptom questions, B. Bivariate Analysis
and each symptom question is rated between 0-4, which
means:  Paired t Test
Paired t test was used to determine the difference
0 = none (no symptoms) between the pre-test and post-test scores for each group.
1 = mild symptom (one symptom from the available options)
2 = moderate symptoms (half of the symptoms present) Table 2. Results of Differences in Pre-Post Test Anxiety
3 = severe symptoms (more than half of the symptoms present) Levels Before and After Five Finger Hypnosis
4 = very severe symptoms (all symptoms present). N Mean SD t Sig
(tailed)
Analysis of the data used in this study is the Paired Pretest 30 1.83 0.874 10.790 0.000
Sample t-Test. The paired t-test is used to determine the Posttest 0.60 0.724
difference between the pre-test and post-test scores for each
group. Based on Table 3.2, it is known that the average anxiety
in students before treatment/pre-test was 1.83, and at the post-
III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION test stage after being given treatment decreased to 0.60. The
results obtained a p-value of 0.000 (p> 0.05) which means that
A. Univariate Analysis there are differences in anxiety in students before and after
treatment.
Table1. Characteristics of Respondents
Variable Frequency %  Discussion
Gender
Male 7 23.3 A. Characteristics of Respondents
Female 23 76.7 Characteristics of respondents in this study were seven
Age male respondents (23.3%) and 23 female respondents (76.7%)
19 8 26.7 with an age range of 19-21 years, where the average age of
20 14 46.7 respondents was 20 years (46.7%), in terms of this large
21 8 26.7 number of respondents also affects the level of anxiety. In this
Pre-Test Anxiety Level study, most respondents were female, and the average
No Symptoms 3 10.0 respondent's anxiety before being given the intervention was
Mild Symptoms 5 16.7 anxiety with moderate symptoms.
Moderate 16 53.3
Symptoms Kaplan & Sadock, stated that women experience anxiety
Severe Symptoms 6 20.0 more often than men. Women have higher levels of anxiety
Very Severe 0 0 than men, and this is because women are more sensitive to
emotions, which in turn affects their feelings of anxiety [9].
Symptoms
The results of this study are also in line with the results of
Post-Test Anxiety Level
research conducted by Hastuti, R. Y & Arumsari, A, which
No Symptoms 16 53.3
states that most respondents who experience anxiety are
Mild Symptoms 10 33.3 women [10]. Prawirohusodo, stated that young people
Moderate 4 13.3 experience more stress and anxiety because the coping
Symptoms mechanisms have not been fully formed, so difficulties in
Severe Symptoms 0 0 making decisions continue with anxiety [11].
Very Severe 0 0
Symptoms Respondents' anxiety level before treatment/pre-test
N 30 100 showed no symptoms 10%, mild symptoms 16.7%, moderate
Source: Primary Data, 2021 symptoms 53.3%, severe symptoms 20%, and no one
experienced very severe symptoms. While the level of anxiety
Table 3.1 shows that the number of respondents is after treatment/post-test showed no symptoms 53.3%, mild
dominated by female students (76.7%) compared to male symptoms 33.3%, moderate symptoms 13.3%, and no severe
students (23.3%). In the age of respondents, the age range is or very severe symptoms. Based on the results before and after
between 19-21 years, with the average respondent being 20 treatment, it showed a decrease in the results of each symptom,
years old (46.7%) compared to 19 years (26.7%) and 21 years where after five-finger hypnosis. Furthermore, no more

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students experienced severe or very severe symptoms, and the A study conducted by Dekawaty, stated the effect of five-
average results showed no more symptoms. finger hypnosis therapy on student anxiety facing thesis, with
a p-value <0.05. This shows a significant difference in the
B. The Effect of Five Finger Hypnosis in Reducing Anxiety average anxiety of students facing the thesis before and after
Levels being given the five-finger hypnosis intervention [14].
Based on Table 3.2, it is shown that the average anxiety
of students before the intervention was 1.83 (moderate Retno's Pre-Experimental Research is also in line with
anxiety) with a standard deviation of 0.874. Meanwhile, after the results of this study, and she used the One group Pre test -
being given the intervention, the average value of student Post test research design approach, which aims to determine
anxiety dropped to 0.60 (mild anxiety) with a standard the effect of five-finger hypnosis therapy to reduce anxiety in
deviation of 0.724, with a P-value = 0.000 where p-value < (α students, it was concluded that there was a significant effect of
= 0.05), so it can be concluded that there is a difference in the giving hypnosis therapy five fingers with a decrease in anxiety
value of the pretest behavior measurement and posttest. With in students [7].
these results, it means that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted,
so it can be concluded that there is a significant effect of giving Five-finger hypnosis is a form of self-hypnosis that can
five-finger hypnosis therapy to decrease anxiety levels. cause a high relaxation effect, so it will reduce tension and
stress from one's mind so that the provision of five-finger
Anxiety is a feeling of worry as if something bad will hypnosis is very influential on reducing student anxiety levels,
happen and feeling uncomfortable as if there is a threat according to research by Kamilatur, which states that
accompanied by physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, adolescents who are given hypnosis, her thought waves enter
cold sweats, and shaking hands [12]. alpha waves with a frequency of 7-14 hertz or deeper into theta
waves with a frequency of 4-7 hertz. When the mind enters
Anxiety is a worry that is unclear and widespread, non- this wave, students produce natural endorphins that produce a
specific in nature, and is described as a Genea Adaptation comfortable sensation. In this hypnotic state, the body's
Syndrome. General Adaptation Syndrome is a defense metabolic system becomes much better, and the body is free
response to stress from the whole body. There are three phases from tension [15].
of the stress reaction, namely the first phase of the alarm
reaction (alert) phase, which is the body's initial response to IV. CONCLUSION
stress by activating the sympathetic nervous system and the
body's hormone system, such as catecholamine, epinephrine, Handling anxiety in adolescents needs to be considered
norepinephrine, glucocorticoids, cortisol, and cortisone. The the negative impacts that will arise. One of the non-
second stage of resistance (defense reaction) is the body's pharmacological techniques to overcome anxiety is the five-
response to stressors by using the body's abilities so that finger hypnosis method. This method is very practical because
psychic and somatic symptoms arise. Finally, the third stage it only requires concentration and awareness of the individual
of exhaustion (fatigue/fatigue) is a response or symptoms that who does it. Besides, this method is very affordable. It also
arise due to stressors such as headaches, mental disorders, supported by the results of this study, where there was an
coronary artery disease, hypertension, dyspepsia influence on the level of anxiety before and after being treated
(gastrointestinal complaints), depression, anxiety, frigidity, with the five-finger hypnosis method.
and impotence [13].
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