School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
2588-6657
2476-2962
2
4
2016
3
1
The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on obsessions-compulsions in girl adolescents with body dysmorphic disorder
1
10
FA
azam
habibollahi
Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Branch, Najafabad
az.h888@yahoo.com
Y
Mohammad
Soltanizadeh
Payam Noor University, Tehran
mohammad.soltani@hotmail.com
N
Abstract Introduction: Body dysmorphic disorder is one of the common disorders in which adolescents by a preoccupation with physical defects in the body is identified. Purpose: The aim of this research was to evaluate The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on obsessions-compulsions in najafabad girl adolescents with body dysmorphic disorder. Methods: In this clinical trial and randomly on girls in the city of Najafabad in 2014 on the basis of DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for BDD and were randomly assigned to either experimental or control group. The Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale modified for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD-YBOCS). The experimental group received 8 weekly acceptance and commitment therapy intervention sessions. The control group was in the waiting list until end of the follow up. The same measures were used for post-test and follow up. It was utilized multivariate analysis of covariance method using SPSS.18 for analysis of data. Funding: the result of significant differenee of body dissatisfaction between control and experimental groups(P < 0/01). also, the result revealed a significant diffirences of obssessions and compulsions between control and experimental groups. Results:Acceptance and commitment therapy and has effect on obsessions-compulsions adolescents with body dysmorphic disorder
body dysmorphic disorder ؛obsessions-compulsions؛ acceptance and commitment therapy
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-149-en.html
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-149-en.pdf
School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
2588-6657
2476-2962
2
4
2016
3
1
The Relationship between Self-Worth and Communication Styles and Marital Adjustment in Women
11
22
FA
mokhtar
arefi
Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah
M.arefi@iauksh.ac.ir
Y
parvin
mohammadi
Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah
p.pmohammadi2002@gmail.com
N
Introduction: One of the most important roles of the studies and researches conducted on the family and espousal relationships has been devoted to the marital adjustment. Different surveys and studied have found that various factors such as personal characteristics and communication skills have affected the quality of the marital adjustment a lot. Objectives: The main purpose of the present study is to have a survey on the relationship between self-worth and communication styles and the marital adjustment. Methodology: The present study is a correlational survey. Its subjects included 148 married women who were the parents of the children studying in the kindergartens and pre-school centers in Ghorveh in the year 1394.The sampling procedure was a cluster sampling method. In this survey three marital adjustment scales were used: Dyadic Adjustment Scale (1976), Contingencies Self-Worth Questionnaire (Crocker & Wolfe, 2003) and the Communication Style Questionnaire (Christenson & Sullaway, 1984). Results: The results of the survey showed that there is no significant correlation between self-worth and marital adjustment in general but the external aspects of self-worth (scientific qualification and competency, competition and competitiveness, appearance and being approved by others) had a significant negative correlation with the marital adjustment. The results also indicated that there is significant correlation between communication styles and marital adjustment in a way that there was a significant positive correlation between the scores of the interactive constructive style and marital adjustment but there was a significant negative relationship between the scores of the avoidant style and demand/withdraw style and marital adjustment. Conclusion: The results of the present survey show that the external self-worth has a significant negative effect on the marital adjustment. In addition, communication styles (interactive constructive communication) of women have significant positive effects on marital adjustment directly but avoidant style and demand/withdraw style have significant negative effects on the marital adjustment. Family counselors can actively involve themselves in instructing the mutual interactive constructive styles and try to reduce the effects of the external self-worth on the marital adjustment in their own treatments and interventions.
Key words: Self-worth, Communication Styles, Marital Adjustment, Women
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-140-en.html
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-140-en.pdf
School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
2588-6657
2476-2962
2
4
2016
3
1
Obsessive -Compulsive Symptoms, Metacognitive Beliefs and Thought Control Strategies in Nonclinical Population
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34
FA
saman
sadeghpour
kharazmi university
sadeghpour.saman
Y
shahram
mohammadkhani
kharazmi university
N
Jafar
hasani
kharazmi university
N
Background: Studies show that unwanted intrusive thoughts occur to most people that is acommon phenomenon in itself. Trying to control the intrusive thoughts and misinterpretations of thoughts that gives the pathological aspects to common thought.
Objective: The aim of the current study was to predict OCD on the basis of metacognitive beliefs' and thought control strategies' variables.
Method: A sample of 433 Oshnaviyeh citizens (176 women and 257 men) were conveniently selected and answered Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ) and Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis.
Result: Results indicated that metacognitive beliefs and thought control strategies were positively correlated with obsessive- compulsive symptoms. Among the subscales, uncontrollability and danger, punishment, worry and cognitive confidence were the best predictors of obsessive symptoms.
Conclusion: Result of this study emphasizing the role of metacognitive beliefs and thought control strategies in obsessive compulsive symptoms, can justify the change and modify maladaptive metacognitive beliefs and control strategies in order to control the disorder symptoms.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Metacognitive Beliefs. Thought Control Strategies
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-85-en.html
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-85-en.pdf
School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
2588-6657
2476-2962
2
4
2016
3
1
Empathy and emotional intelligence impairments in non-clinical psychopathy
35
44
FA
mohammad reza
khodabakhsh
Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
khodabakhsh@alumni.ut.ac.ir
N
fariba
kiani
Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
khodabakhsh@atu.ac.ir
Y
Introduction: Empathy and emotional intelligence are great valued human characteristics which presence of those in individuals, and that absence in of psychopathologies, has attracted a major deal of research interest. The study of aversive personality traits has received great interest in the past decade, particularly the non-clinical traits of psychopathy. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impairments of empathy and emotional intelligence in non-clinical psychopathy. Method: This study was cross-sectional. The population was the entire student of Allameh Tabataba’i University and university of Tehran. The sample was 565 students who were selected by multiple cluster sampling. The instruments utilized in this study included the questionnaires of emotional empathy scale, emotional intelligence scale and self reported psychopathy. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression. Results: Results showed that there was significant internal correlation among empathy, emotional intelligence impairments and non-clinical psychopathy (p<0.01). Also, stepwise regression analysis indicated that empathy and emotional intelligence impairments significantly predicted, respectively, 31% and 20% of the variance of non-clinical psychopathy (p<0.01). Conclusion: Empathy and emotional intelligence deficits can explain part of the variance in non-clinical psychopathy. In addition, will discuss the present study's theoretical and empirical implication.
Key words: empathy, emotional intelligence, psychopathy, emotion processing
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-114-en.html
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-114-en.pdf
School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
2588-6657
2476-2962
2
4
2016
3
1
The Effectiveness of Group Logotherapy on the hope to life of the Miyaneh School Teachers
45
57
FA
fariba
moosavi
Department of Psychology, College of Human, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon ,Iran.
faribamoosavi21@gmail.com
Y
Introduction: teachers through the nature of their job, the problems of the (voluminous work, academic decline, inadequate wages and benefits ...) face these problems all on their health impact and the continuing injury problems raise their socialization and ultimately may lead to disease and reduced life expectancy among people.
Objective: The purpose of this study, the effectiveness of Logo therapy group on hope to life of the high school teachers of the miyaneh province in the years 1390-1391.
Materials and Methods: In this study of the method of this quasi-experimental research pre-test and post-test and follow-up with group control is used. For this purpose after sampling of statistical society that includes 200 members of teachers, high school teachers 60 to Stratified random sampling method selected and the number 30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group were placed randomly. Logo therapy group of the 8th session, two sessions per week for the experimental group was was performed and the control group received no training. All participants before the start of training and after, the questionnaire of milers hope to life’s testing completed. The next step was to measure survival training after 1 month follow-up test was performed hope to life. SPANOVA was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results Analysis of variance showed that hope to life at pretest, posttest, and follow significant difference (p <0.001). Also, after the meetings, follow up with a gap of one month, the showed the usefulness of Logo therapy group.
Conclusion: The results show that can of the Logo therapy group as an independent method or in conjunction with other therapies in the direction to increase hope to life Used.
Keywords: Logo therapy group, hope to life, high school teachers.
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-126-en.html
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-126-en.pdf
School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
2588-6657
2476-2962
2
4
2016
3
1
The mediating role of hope on the relationship between neuroticism and extraversion factors and quality of life in dialysis patients.
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69
FA
elham
nezamipour
Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University
e.nezamipour@yahoo.com
Y
hasan
ahadi
Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University
drhahadi5@yahoo.com
N
Background: Chronic renal disease is highly associated with reduced quality of life and hope has an important role in improving the quality of life of dialysis patients. The study aimed to examine the mediating role of hope on the relationship between neuroticism and extraversion factors and quality of life in dialysis patients.
Method: In a correlative study, 100 dialysis patients from Qom hospitals were selected by cluster random sampling and participants completed quality of life, Snyder hope scale and NEO personality inventory. Data were analyzed by using a Structural Equation Modeling.
Results: The structural equation model revealed that hope has mediating role in relationship between neuroticism and extraversion factors and quality of life in dialysis patients.
This means that neuroticism has negative indirect effect and extraversion has positive indirect effect due to hope on quality of life.
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, neuroticism and extraversion factors play an important role in the hope of dialysis patients that have an impact on the quality of life for dialysis patients.
neuroticism, extraversion, quality of life, dialysis patients, hope
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-155-en.html
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-155-en.pdf
School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
2588-6657
2476-2962
2
4
2016
3
1
Effectiveness of attributive retraining on epileptic male children’s mental health
70
82
FA
Saeid
Abbasi
University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences (USWR), Tehran, IRAN
saeid.abbasi66@yahoo.com
Y
Tahereh
Najafi Fard
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran
N
Abolfaz
Pour Sadoghi
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran
N
Saheb
Yousefi
Tehran University
N
Athar
Mohammadi Malek Abadi
Tehran University
N
Hosein
Delavar Kasmaei
Shahid Beheshti University
N
Background: Epilepsy is relatively a common neurological disease in childhood. This disorder affects the ability of the children, their performance and their mental health. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate effectiveness of attributive retraining on epileptic children’s mental health. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study a pre-test post-test design with control group was used. From the statistical population of Iran epilepsy association, 30 epileptic children [17 boys and 13 girls] were selected by accessible sampling and were divided in experimental and control group. General health questionnaire [Goldberg and Hiller, 1979] was used in this study. Experimental group were trained during 11 sessions [each session was 45 minutes and two sessions in each week] then the results were analyzed by Multi variable covariance analysis. Results: The results of analysis of covariance showed that physical symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, disorder in social function, depression was reduced significantly [p>0/01] after attribution retraining intervention in comparison with control group. Discussion: It can be concluded that attributive retraining can increase epileptic children’s mental health and it seems that it would be an appropriate intervention for increasing epileptic children’s mental health.
epilepsy, mental health, attributive retraining
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-131-en.html
http://shenakht.muk.ac.ir/article-1-131-en.pdf