Psychotherapy
Esmail Soleimani; Marzieh Amirimanesh
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Studies have named adolescence as the period of onset of anxiety disorders (Chavani et al., 2023). One of the problems that adolescents experience and is body dissatisfaction. Among adolescence aged 13 to 19, the rate of body dissatisfaction was 75% (Cavalho et al., 2020). Considering that adolescence ...
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Studies have named adolescence as the period of onset of anxiety disorders (Chavani et al., 2023). One of the problems that adolescents experience and is body dissatisfaction. Among adolescence aged 13 to 19, the rate of body dissatisfaction was 75% (Cavalho et al., 2020). Considering that adolescence is associated with body dissatisfaction, anxiety and co-rumination, it is necessary to pay attention to psychological therapies. Among the new therapies that have attracted the attention of researchers in recent years is time perspective therapy. In time perspective therapy, techniques such as checking the dimensions of the past, present and future time perspective are taught, and then people change their negative time perspective towards the past, present and future to positive perspectives (Seward et al., 2014). Research has confirmed the effectiveness of this therapy in reducing anxiety (Mirzania et al., 2021) and co-rumination (Esmaili et al., 2022a). However, among adolescents with body dissatisfaction, the effectiveness of time perspective therapy has not been investigated; Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of time perspective therapy on body dissatisfaction, anxiety and common rumination of adolescent girls with body dissatisfaction.The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population of this research was made up of girls’ adolescents with body dissatisfaction in the age range of 15 to 18 years in Rasht city. Among them, 28 adolescents agreed to participate in the research and were randomly replaced in two experimental (14 adolescents) and control (14 adolescents) groups. The Body shape (Cooper et al., 1987; cited in Rezaei et al., 2014), Beck's Anxiety (Beck et al.,1988; cited in Khesht-Masjedi et al., 2015)), and Co-rumination (Rose, 2002; cited in Ariapooran, 2021) were used to collect the data. For the experimental group, the intervention based on time perspective (Seward et al., 2014) therapy was implemented in 8 sessions (two 1.5h sessions per week). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) test.Before performing the multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), the assumption of homogeneity of the regression slope was confirmed for body dissatisfaction (p<0.38; F=0.81), anxiety (p<0.32; F=1.03), and co-rumination (p<0.61; F=0.27) F). In addition, Levene's test confirmed the equality of variances between groups in the post-test of body dissatisfaction (p<0.23; F=1.48), anxiety (p<0.48; F = 0.49) and co-rumination (P>0.19; F=1.80). The results of the box test also showed the homogeneity condition of the variance-covariance matrices (p<0.70; F=0.63).According to MANCOVA, the effectiveness of time perspective therapy on reducing body dissatisfaction (p<0.001; Wilks's lambda f=22.08), anxiety (p<0.001; Wilks's lambda f=80.58), and co-rumination (p>0.001; Wilks's lambda f=67.34) was significant with pre-test control. It can be said that body dissatisfaction, anxiety, and co-rumination have decreased after therapy, and the effect size of time perspective therapy on reducing body dissatisfaction, anxiety, and joint rumination is 0.63, 0.69, and 67, respectively.The results showed that time perspective therapy had a significant effect on reducing body dissatisfaction, anxiety and co-rumination of adolescent girls. In previous studies, the effectiveness of time perspective therapy on body dissatisfaction has not been investigated, but it can be said that this result is consistent with the previous finding that the effectiveness of this treatment on anxiety (Mirzania et al., 2021) and common rumination of adolescents (Ismaili et al. colleagues, 2022a) have confirmed. Time perspective therapy, people become aware of their positive and negative perspectives regarding the past, present, and future, and change the negative aspects of their time perspective to positive aspects and states (Seward et al., 2014), so this therapy teaches adolescents to receive the positive aspects of their lives and gain a positive self-awareness towards the time, which will most likely reduce body dissatisfaction, anxiety, and common rumination. In general, based on the results, therapists and counselors are suggested to use this treatment to reduce the psychological problems of adolescent’s girls, including body dissatisfaction, anxiety, and co-rumination. In addition, it is suggested that time perspective therapy be held through educational workshops for counselors and psychologists who work with adolescents so that they can use this therapy to reduce psychological problems of adolescents.
Razieh Khavasi; Mohsen Saeidmanesh; Mahdieh Azizi
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IntroductionTalented students are the national assets of any country and not paying attention to them can cause psychological damage to individuals. In this study, the effect of the Pennsylvania resilience treatment program on procrastination and anxiety components in perfectionist intelligent adolescents ...
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IntroductionTalented students are the national assets of any country and not paying attention to them can cause psychological damage to individuals. In this study, the effect of the Pennsylvania resilience treatment program on procrastination and anxiety components in perfectionist intelligent adolescents in Dezful was investigated. MethodThe research method was experimental and in the form of a pre-test and post-test research design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included adolescent girls aged 12 to 16 years who responded positively to the call. They were invited to the clinic and filled out the perfectionism questionnaire. Then, among them, 30 people with high perfectionism scores were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. A pre-test was performed on both groups and after the treatment sessions, a post-test was taken from both groups. Data collection tools were questionnaires by Solomon and Ratblum and the Beck Anxiety Scale (BAI). ResultsUnivariate analysis of covariance and analysis of covariance assumptions were used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis of covariance showed that the effect of academic procrastination scores in the pre-test stage was significant (p=0.32, F=5.145), meaning that there is a significant relationship between academic procrastination pre-test scores and post-test scores in this variable. Also, after controlling the pre-test scores, the effect of the group on the score of academic procrastination in the post-test stage was significant (p=0.001, F=23.50). Based on the observed averages, it can be concluded that resilience training by the Pennsylvania method has reduced academic procrastination by 46% in the post-examination phase. The effect of scores on the pre-test stage was also significant (P=0.026, F=7.565). This means that there is a significant relationship between the pre-test scores of anxiety and the post-test scores of this variable. Also, after controlling the pre-test scores, the effect of the group on the anxiety score in the post-test stage was significant (p=0.010, F=7.648). Based on the observed means, it can be concluded that resilience training by the Pennsylvania method has reduced anxiety by 22% in the post-test phase. DiscussionThe results of the analysis showed that the Pennsylvania Resilience Program has reduced academic procrastination and anxiety in perfectionist intelligent teens.
Hedayatollah Etemadizadeh; Marzieh Amirimanesh
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Aim: The present study was conducted to compare the symptoms of anxiety disorders, emotional literacy, and emotion expression in deaf, HH, and hearing students in four cities in Iran.Methods: This causal-comparative study was conducted with the participation of deaf, Hard-of-Hearing (HH), and hearing ...
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Aim: The present study was conducted to compare the symptoms of anxiety disorders, emotional literacy, and emotion expression in deaf, HH, and hearing students in four cities in Iran.Methods: This causal-comparative study was conducted with the participation of deaf, Hard-of-Hearing (HH), and hearing students in Iran in 2019. A total of 72 (38 HH and 34 deaf) students with HL and 72 hearing students participated in the present research. The Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders, The Emotional Literacy Assessment Instrument, and The Emotion Expression Scale for Children were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using MANOVA.Results: The results showed a higher rate of anxiety disorders in deaf and HH students than in hearing students. Emotional literacy was lower in deaf and HH students than in the hearing students, and it was lower in deaf students than in the HH students. Also, disturbance in emotional expression (Poor Awareness Factor [PAF] and Expressive Reluctance Factor [ERF]) was higher in deaf and HH students than in hearing students, and PAF was lower in deaf students than in HH students.Conclusion: The results support the existence of anxiety symptoms, low emotional literacy, and difficulties in expressing emotions in students with HL.Appropriate psychological and pedagogical strategies to reduce anxiety disorders and increase the level of emotion expression and emotional literacy in students with HL are recommended
Vahid Baharvand; Fariborz Dortaj; Sadegh Nasri; Bita Nasrollahi
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IntroductionEvery year around the world, natural disasters lead to the death, disability and financial damage of many people and governments. So far, the focus of health systems has been on reducing the physical consequences of disasters. However, these incidents are a source of great stress for the ...
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IntroductionEvery year around the world, natural disasters lead to the death, disability and financial damage of many people and governments. So far, the focus of health systems has been on reducing the physical consequences of disasters. However, these incidents are a source of great stress for the survivors of the accident and have serious and long-lasting psychological consequences. Experiencing such an event leads to a wide range of disorders including symptoms of anxiety, neuroticism, depression and psychosomatic. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy, cognitive hypnotherapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on reducing anxiety and autobiographical memory of flood-affected women in Poldokhtar.MethodThe research was applied and quasi-experimental with a four-group pretest-posttest design. The statistical population included all middle-aged women in the flooded city of Poldokhtar in Lorestan province who had referred to health and psychological centers during the first two months of 2019. Among them, 60 people who had the highest rate of post-traumatic stress disorder were in three experimental groups (N = 45; Mage = 42.02, SD = 7.03) and one control group (N = 15; Mage = 41.50, SD = 7.91) were assigned by accident. The measurement tools included Williams and Broadbent (1986) autobiographical memory test and Beck and Esther (1990) anxiety scale. Statistical data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance, Bonferroni post hoc test and L-Matrix test. ResultsThe results of analysis of covariance showed that all three interventions of cognitive-behavioral therapy, cognitive hypnotherapy and EMDR were effective in reducing anxiety and increasing autobiographical memory of positive words compared to the control group (p <0.01). In addition, No interventions were performed on women's anxiety. The results also showed that patients were introduced to anxiety symptoms and the course of PTSD during cognitive-behavioral interventions and received training related to anxiety management, sedation, guided imagery, cognition of misconceptions, and cognitive distortions.DiscussionTherefore, it can be concluded that cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy followed by cognitive-behavioral therapy and EMDR have a favorable effect on reducing anxiety and increasing the autobiographical memory of positive words in flood-affected women. However, the results of the present study showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy were more effective than EMDR interventions. Among the reasons for this finding are the problem of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder in avoiding unpleasant emotions, using ineffective problem-solving strategies and interpersonal relationships.Keywords: Cognitive-behavioral, cognitive hypnotherapy, desensitization and reprocessing, eye movement, anxiety, autobiographical memory.
Shima Salehi; Ahmad Barjaali; Ali Zadeh Mohammadi
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IntroductionOne of the serious harms that threaten developing societies, including Iran, is the growing number of labor children who, for various reasons, spend part or all of their time on the streets, which is an unsafe and stressful environment for children. There are many children who are forced ...
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IntroductionOne of the serious harms that threaten developing societies, including Iran, is the growing number of labor children who, for various reasons, spend part or all of their time on the streets, which is an unsafe and stressful environment for children. There are many children who are forced to work in inappropriate environments due to not having a good caregiver or having bad caregiver (Hosseini, 2005; Fatima, 2017). During development, children and adolescents experience a wide range of anxieties (Ghorban Shiroodi, 2014), and as labor children live in unhealthy environments, they are exposed to many mental and physical disorders (Ahmadi Tabar, Jafari, & Shafiei, 2020). Anxiety is a cause of disability in children and not only causes chronic fatigue and other physical discomforts but also disturb their relationships with peers and family (Kidwell, Nelson, & Van Dyk, 2015). Although in recent years, various methods have been used to treat anxiety in children, art therapy is accepted today as one of the most effective methods of treatment. One of these art programs is play (Holmwood, 2017). Drama therapy is group therapy and active and experiential therapy (Berger, 2019) that uses a combination of various theatrical techniques such as role-play, pantomime, puppetry, improvisation, and other methods (Leather & Kewley, 2019).
Leila Shameli; Zahra Bahramara; Mehrnaz Mohammadi; Habib Hadianfard
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The present study aimed to determine the relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health through the mediating role of experiential avoidance in girl students. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all-girl ...
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The present study aimed to determine the relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health through the mediating role of experiential avoidance in girl students. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all-girl undergraduate students of Razi University of Kermanshah in the academic year 2019-2020, from which 366 students were selected as a sample group by multi-stage cluster sampling and were surveyed by Child Abuse Self-Report Scale (SASRS), Depression, Anxiety & Stress Scale (DASS-21), and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and path analysis using version 26 of SPSS and AMOS software. The results indicate a significant mediating role of experiential avoidance for the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression (β: 0.22), anxiety (β: 0.12), and stress (0.17). According to the results of the present study, childhood maltreatment is the basis for using an experiential avoidance strategy, which leads to an increase in depression, anxiety, and stress in victims of childhood maltreatment.
moslem asli azad; saeideh khaki; tahereh farhadi
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The present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved. it was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included Covid-19 ...
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The present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved. it was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included Covid-19 improved patients in the city of Isfahan in the summer of 2020. 26 Covid-19 improved were selected through snowball sampling method and they were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (each group of 13 patients). The experimental group received ten seventy-five-minute sessions of online reality therapy (Glasser, 2013) during a month. The applied questionnaires in the current study included anxiety questionnaire (Beck, et.al, 1988) and psychological distress questionnaire (Kessler et. al, 2011). The data from the study were analyzed through ANCOVA method. the results showed that online reality therapy had significant effect on the anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved (p<0.001) and succeeded in the decrease of their anxiety and psychological distress. according to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that reality therapy can be applied as an efficient therapy to decrease anxiety and psychological distress in Covid-19 improved through employing techniques such focusing on the present time, avoiding excessive criticism and training accountability.
Ghasem Ahi; Yosef Arfae Rahimian
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of Hypomanic Activation, Demoralization and Dysfunctional Negative Emotions Based on the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2-restructured form (MMPI-2RF) in anxiety, depression and sexual motivation of people with sexual dysfunction.This ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of Hypomanic Activation, Demoralization and Dysfunctional Negative Emotions Based on the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2-restructured form (MMPI-2RF) in anxiety, depression and sexual motivation of people with sexual dysfunction.This descriptive correlational study was performed on all persons with sexual dysfunction who referred to counseling centers and medical clinics in Mashhad for treatment of sexual problems. The sample included 336 individuals. An available sampling method was used to select the sample. Data were collected using the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2-restructured form (MMPI-2RF) and the multidimensional sexual problems questionnaire (subscale of anxiety, depression and sexual motivation). Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used to investigate the research hypotheses using SPSS-22 software.Findings showed that there was a significant positive correlation between hypomanic activation, demoralization and dysfunctional negative emotions with anxiety and sexual depression and a negative significant relationship with sexual motivation (p < 0.01). In addition, it was found that hypomanic activation, demoralization and dysfunctional negative emotions explained 22% of the variance in sexual anxiety (R Square= 0.22). It was also found that 23% of the variance in sexual depression is explained by hypomanic activation and demoralization. Hypomanic activation and demoralization also account for 14% of the variance in sexual motivation.The findings of the present study indicate the role of hypomanic activation, demoralization and dysfunctional negative emotions in anxiety, depression and sexual motivation in patients with sexual dysfunction.
Mohammad Mehdi Sohrabi Fard; Moslem Siahpoush; shahla koraei; kolsoum Kariminejad
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The aim of the present study was to study of the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on the increasing the happiness and the reducing the anxiety of the male Students of Secondary course of high Schools of Khoramabad city. The current research was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test ...
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The aim of the present study was to study of the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on the increasing the happiness and the reducing the anxiety of the male Students of Secondary course of high Schools of Khoramabad city. The current research was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design and follow up with two groups of control and experimental. The statistical sample consisted of 30 students of the highschools of Khoramabad city that were selected by multiphase cluster sampling method and randomly were assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received Wells' metacognitive therapy during 7 sessions. The study instruments consisted of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (1990) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (1988). Both groups were evaluated in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The collected data were analyzed using variance analysis with repeated measures. The results of statistical analysis indicated that Wells' metacognitive therapy is effective on increasing happiness and reducing anxiety and this result were stable in fallow up phase.
sara taheri; ilnaz sajjadian
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Introduction Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex disabling disorder and the symptoms of the disease are common. It can be named as weakness, muscle aches, memory weakness and mental disorientation, insomnia, chest pain, confusion, night sweats, weight loss and psychiatric problems such as depression ...
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Introduction Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex disabling disorder and the symptoms of the disease are common. It can be named as weakness, muscle aches, memory weakness and mental disorientation, insomnia, chest pain, confusion, night sweats, weight loss and psychiatric problems such as depression and early suffering, anxiety, and so on. People with this syndrome, often show the occurrence of a unique fatigue that differs from other symptoms of fatigue. Most patients with diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome, also receive some diagnostic criteria for psychiatry, in particular, anxiety and depression disorders. Method The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on fatigue, anxiety, depression of staff of Islamic Azad university, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. Research method was quasi-experimental with a pre- and post-test design with a control group. For this purpose, 200 staff, according to Cohen et al. (2000), who had entry criteria for research, were selected by a randomized sampling method and responded to chronic fatigue syndrome (Jason, 2010), and quality of life questionnaire (Ware and Hays,1998). Twenty-eight persons who received diagnosis of fatigue syndrome were selected and assigned randomly to experimental and control groups (each group 14 persons). The subjects in the two groups, before and after intervention, and one month later, answered to research instruments, including fatigue scale (Chalder, 1993), hospital anxiety and depression scale (Zigmond and Snaith, 1983). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy was applied to experimental group, in 8 sessions with each session of 90 minutes, but no intervention was carried out in control group. Results For data analysis, multiple analysis of covariance was used. Findings indicated a reduction in means of fatigue, anxiety and depression in experimental group, in comparison to control group (p ≤ 0.05). Findings indicated that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has been effective on fatigue, anxiety and depression of staff with chronic fatigue syndrome. Conclusions Based on the findings of this research, reduction of fatigue, anxiety, and depression in staff suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy can be a useful as intervention.
shahnaz adibi sede; mohammadali sepahvandi; simin gholamrezaei
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IntroductionIndeed, many notable parameters such as difficult and late diagnosis, occurrence of symptoms after a natural and normal course of growth, lack of effective treatment of autism spectrum disorder and special care which is needed by autism children, can affect the mental health of parents, and ...
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IntroductionIndeed, many notable parameters such as difficult and late diagnosis, occurrence of symptoms after a natural and normal course of growth, lack of effective treatment of autism spectrum disorder and special care which is needed by autism children, can affect the mental health of parents, and in particular mothers. In psychotherapy research, mindfulness is considered as one of the new therapies in the field of relapse prevention and an enhanced state of self-awarness thought in order to improve the depression and anxiety. Considering the existence of mood disorders and anxiety in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, the overall aim of this study was to determine the effectives of mindfullness-based cognitive therapy on depression and anxiety in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. Method:This research, which Is a quasi-experimental study, compromised of per-test, post-test and follow-up study with the control group. The sample group was selected by available sampling method from mothers referred to the Isfahan “Hazrat Zainab” autism charity. Therefore, 20 subjects were chosen randomly and assigned to two control and experimental groups (each with 10 subjects). In order to assess the severity of depression and anxiety in mothers, Beck Depression Inventory-II and Beck Anxiety Inventory were used in pre-test, post-test and one month follow-up phases. The experimental group recieved the mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy for eight 2-hours sessions each week and the control group did not receive any treatment. Analysis of MANCOVA was used to analyze the data. ResultsThe results of the research revealed that at the post-test stage, depression and anxiety scores decreased significantly in the experimental group after the intervention. Moreover, the experimental group was followed up for one month after the treatment, which no changes were observed in the mentioned scores, compared to the post-test phase. It is worth mentioning that the conditions for the control group were almost the same and no changes were occurred. ConclusionsTherefore, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has been effective in the treatment of depression and anxiety in autistic children's mothers. The results emphasized the importance ofusing thisintervention in treating depression and anxiety in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and presenting new insights in clinical interventions. This research showed that using this treatment, reduce psychological problems of mothers of autistic spectrum children, such as their depression and anxiety were reduced, which ultimately lead to prominent results such as the life expectancy increase, adapting to the conditions of the child's illness, better relations with others, having more social activities and reduction of depression and anxiety problems.
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Perfectionism as a stable personalitycharacteristic that influences various aspects of human life in a complex way.Several studies show that perfectionists reduce their anxiety by doingprocrastinating behaviors. So, the purpose of this study was to investigate themediating role of cognition avoidance ...
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Perfectionism as a stable personalitycharacteristic that influences various aspects of human life in a complex way.Several studies show that perfectionists reduce their anxiety by doingprocrastinating behaviors. So, the purpose of this study was to investigate themediating role of cognition avoidance and anxiety as cognitive factors in therelationship between perfectionism and procrastination. For this purpose, asample of 278 undergraduate, master and doctoral students (118 male and 160female), with a mean age of 25.4 and standard deviation of 5.50 from five stateuniversity were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. In order to collectdata, students answered Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS),Solomon and Rothblum Academic Procrastination Scale, DASS-21 Scale and CognitionAvoidance. In order to analyze data, structural equation modeling (SEM) has beenused. The results showed that there were significant and positive causalrelationships between perfectionism, anxiety and procrastination and themediating role of cognition avoidance, indirectly through anxiety in therelationship between perfectionism and procrastination has been verified. Thuswhen cognition avoidance causes more anxiety in people who are perfectionist,this leads to more procrastination.
S. Jabalameli; H. T. Neshat Doost; M. Bagher kajbaf; H. Molavi
Volume 21, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 1-18
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Islamic psychotherapy on Quality of Life (QOL) and anxiety in persons with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).The design of this research was with pretest, and posttest thirty participants control group design with GAD were selected randomly ...
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Islamic psychotherapy on Quality of Life (QOL) and anxiety in persons with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).The design of this research was with pretest, and posttest thirty participants control group design with GAD were selected randomly and then assigned into an experimental (n=15) and a control (n=15) group, randomly. The experimental group received the Islamic psychotherapy in 8 sessions. For collecting data the demographic questionnaire, World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were completed by all participants at pretest and posttest. Data were analyzed in SPSS15 using MANOVA. The results showed that the mean scores of QOL in experimental group have been increased significantly than control group at posttest (P<0.05) and the mean scores of anxiety in experimental group have been decreased significantly than control group at posttest (P<0.05). According to the results of this research the Islamic psychotherapy is effective for improving quality of life and decreasing anxiety in perticipants with GAD.
M. Bayrami; Y. Movahedi; R. Mohammadzadigan; M. Movahedi; S. Vakili
Volume 20, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 1-18
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Mindfulness in psychotherapy research has been conceptualized as an enhanced state of self-awareness thought to promote well-being. In this research, the effectiveness of group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness in reducing anxiety and depression in high school students was studied.This research ...
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Mindfulness in psychotherapy research has been conceptualized as an enhanced state of self-awareness thought to promote well-being. In this research, the effectiveness of group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness in reducing anxiety and depression in high school students was studied.This research was an experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The subjects included 40 high school male students in Khorramabad city. At the outset, the test of anxiety and depression was administered to 420 students. Those students who had disappointing scores in the test were selected and administrated to clinical interview. Among them, 20 students were randomly assigned to experimental group and 20 other students to control group. The experimental group received group mindfulness training for 8 sessions as each session lasted 90 minutes (one session each week). Upon the completion of the training, a posttest was administrated to both groups.Results of multivariate analysis of variance indicated a significant decrease in anxiety and depression in the experimental group compared with the control group. Besides, cognitive therapy based on mindfulness increased psychological health in adolescents (p<0/01).
M. Zemestani; I. Davoudi; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; Y. Zargar
Volume 20, Issue 1 , June 2013, , Pages 183-212
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of brief group behavioral activation (BA) and metacognitive therapy (MCT) on depression, anxiety, and cognitive emotional regulation strategies (including self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive reappraisal and catastrophizing) in University students. ...
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of brief group behavioral activation (BA) and metacognitive therapy (MCT) on depression, anxiety, and cognitive emotional regulation strategies (including self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive reappraisal and catastrophizing) in University students. In a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, with a control group, 41 bachelor students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, after primary clinical assessment and acquisition of study criteria, were randomly assigned to either BA (n = 13), MCT (n = 14), or a waiting-list control group (n= 14). The treatment groups received treatments in 8 sessions. The Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were used for measuring variables, before and after the intervention, and 2-month follow up. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Post hoc pair-wise comparisons showed that both treatments were equally effective for depressive and anxiety symptoms. However, therapeutic techniques differed with regard to their effects on specific facets of emotion regulation, such as Positive Reappraisal and Catastrophizing, with MCT being more effective in modifying this strategies, compared to BA. Therapeutic gains were maintained to some extent over 2-month follow up, except for Acceptance variable, indicating that MCT᾽S therapeutic effects, on this strategy were maintained, comparing to BA. Given the efficacy of both treatments on depression and anxiety symptoms and cognitive emotion regulation strategies, brief BA and MCT could be an alternative for the clients that seek an effective and economic treatments in university counseling centers.
R. Shahni; M.R. Shairi; M.A. Asghari Moghaddam; M. Naseri; M. Delavari
Volume 18, Issue 2 , December 2011, , Pages 1-20
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This Study was done to determine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral treatment in reduction of negative emotions and pain severity in patients with chronic pain. After selecting 12 eligible people for the test, the subjects were divided randomly in two groups, cognitive-behavioral pain therapy group ...
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This Study was done to determine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral treatment in reduction of negative emotions and pain severity in patients with chronic pain. After selecting 12 eligible people for the test, the subjects were divided randomly in two groups, cognitive-behavioral pain therapy group and the other control group (6 persons per each group). The cognitive-behavioral therapy group received the treatment for 8 sessions (a session per week, for 2 hours), and the control group was put in waiting list for treatment. The subjects in the two groups have completed the relevant questionnaires twice, once before the treatment and again at the end of treatment (approximately 2 months later). Then, the difference between pre-test and post-test of the two groups was compared. The results showed, in general, that in comparison to the control group, cognitive-behavioral therapy led to reduction of negative emotions in experimental group.
N. Hamid; L. Talebian; M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; A. Yavari
Volume 18, Issue 2 , December 2011, , Pages 199-224
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of group logotherapy on depression, anxiety and quality of life in cancer patients in Ahvaz Big Oil Hospital. The original sample included 60 patients who were selected by matching method. Then 30 patients who scored one standard deviation above ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of group logotherapy on depression, anxiety and quality of life in cancer patients in Ahvaz Big Oil Hospital. The original sample included 60 patients who were selected by matching method. Then 30 patients who scored one standard deviation above the mean in Anxiety Inventory (ANQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) & Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ–C30) were selected randomly and divided into two groups (experimental and control). Then 10 sessions of group logotherapy were held for experimental group, but the control group received no intervention. Also MANCOVA was used for analyzing the data. The results revealed that there were significant differences between two groupe on variables (p < 0.001). The depression and anxiety of experimental group were significantly decreased comparing to control group. Also, the quality of life was significantly increased in experimental group in comparison to control group. So, using logotherapy for cancer patients is recommended.
M. Mehrabizadeh Honarmand; A. Aboighasemi; B. Najarian; H. Shokrkon
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the scope of epidemiology of test anxiety and the relations of self-efficacy and locus of control with it as moderated by intelligence in Ahvaz high school students To study the epidemiology of test anxiety, 3109 high school students were selected from their population by a simple random sampling method. The participants completed the test anxiety inventory. Also for hypothesis testing, 340 high school students were selected by a simple random sampiñig method. The subjects completed the self-efficacy scale, locus of control inventory and intelligence test. The results showed the rate of epidemiology of test anxiety to be 17.4% in study sample. The epidemiology of test anxiety in girl students (22%) was proved to be higher than that of the boy students (12.8%) and in Local Arab students (18.7%) higher than local persian students (16.4%). The results of hypoteses showed that, test anxiety is negatively related to self-efficacy (r=-0.29) and locus of control (r=-0.24) intelligence variable being controlled. Also, the result of multiple regression showed that the multiple correlation coefficients between predictive variables (self-efficacy, locus of control and intelligence) and criterion variable (test anxiety) was statistically sigificant.
