This research intends to study the emotion, behavior and cognitive of a childhood cancer patient's father. The participant of this study is a father who has a cancerous child The instrument used in this study is House-Tree-Person, art therapy and in-depth interview.
Through the data collection and data analysis, the researcher transcribed the interview and art work, coded the data and analyzed the content. The researcher analyzed the data using the ABC model of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. From the analysis, the participant experienced emotion such as giving up, anger, stressed, frustrate and need for support. From the cognitive aspect, the participant denied the fact that he is going to lose his child because he believed in fate and thought that every problem faced is a test for him. Finally, the behavior identified in the participant is crying spell. In conclusion, the cancer patient's father's psychology should be strong to face his situation. The finding of the study is hoped to give an understanding to those who are in the mental health institution and opens the chance for future researcher to study the cancer patient's
care takers in more depth
