Reduce the Anxiety of the Elderly Through Individual Counseling the Tazkiyatun Nafs Approach

Abstract

This research is motivated by the high anxiety experienced by the elderly. This has a negative impact on their lives. To suppress anxiety, the treatment that is deemed appropriate is by way of tazkiyatun nafs. In this way, humans can rid themselves of dirty qualities so as to produce good behavior. The purpose of this service activity is to reduce the anxiety experienced by the elderly so that the elderly can live an effective daily life and obtain happiness in life in this world and in the hereafter. The research findings show that the anxiety experienced by the elderly generally occurs in the physical and cognitive aspects. The results of data analysis showed that before being given treatment in the form of individual counseling with the tazkiyatun nafs approach, the average level of anxiety in the elderly was still high. When given treatment in the intervention conditions, the trend towards the anxiety level of the elderly decreased on average. This proves that individual counseling with the tazkiyatun nafs approach has an effect on reducing the anxiety of the elderly.