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سال پانزدهم شماره 2 (پیاپی 58، تابستان 1402)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of integrated schema and mindfulness group therapy on self-compassion, level of mindfulness and early maladaptive schemas of women with interpersonal problems. This research had semi-experimental format with a pre-post test and a two-month follow-up and a waiting-list group. The research population was women (18 to 30 years old) suffering from interpersonal problems. The sample group consisted of 22 women who were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two groups of 11 people: the intervention group and the control group (waiting list). Data were analyzed by analysis of variance with repeated measurements and SPSS software. The results showed that the integrated schema and mindfulness group therapy has a significant effect on increasing self-compassion (p≤0.001), increasing mindfulness (p≤0.01) and reducing primary maladaptive schemas (p≤0.001). the integrated mindfulness and schema group therapy can be effective and practical in improving self-compassion and mindfulness as well as reducing maladaptive schemas. Proving the effectiveness of this time-limited protocol is promising for its use in different mental health centers, and it can be efficient and economical in the financial and time costs of treating common psychological problems such as interpersonal problems.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of impulsivity and emotional dysregulation in the relationship between affective and emotional temperament and self-harm behaviors in university students

The Method of the present study was descriptive-correlational research using structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. The statistical population of the research was all students between the ages of 18 and 25 in the city of Mashhad that 630 of them were selected through convenience sampling technique. The instruments for data collection included The Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory, The Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament (AFECT) scale and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11. The data were analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique and R software.

The results indicated that the hypothesized model had a good fit with the observed data.(RMSEA0/08). The results showed that the variables of impulsivity (β=0/29, p<0/001) and emotional dysregulation (β=0/50, p<0/001) have a direct positive and significant effect on self-harm behaviors. also impulsivity and emotional dysregulation mediated the relationship between affective and emotional temperament with self-harm behaviors(β=0/294, p<0/001).

Results showed that the impulsivity and Emotional Dysregulation can partly explain the association between Temperament and Self harm behavior. Therefore, it is necessary to pay special attention to skills such as emotion regulation and impulsivity.Keywords:, Emotional Dysregulation, impulsivity, Self-harm Behaviors, Affective and Emotional Temperament.

Binge eating disorder leads to changes in food intake and absorption and impairs the health function and quality of life of the affected person. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-based cognitive behavioral therapy on body compassion and reduction of symptoms of binge eating in women with binge eating disorder.

In this study, a single-case research design of multiple baseline type was selected. First, the participants entered the baseline and randomly entered the stage of emotion-based cognitive behavioral therapy stage, respectively. The statistical population included all people with binge eating disorder in the year 2022 in Isfahan. Snowball method was used for sampling and 4 people with this disorder who had inclusion criteria were selected as the research sample. Binge eating and body compassion questionnaires were used as evaluation tools in pre-test and follow-up stages. Emotion-based cognitive behavioral therapy sessions were conducted in 14 sessions of 60 minutes.

Findings:

 The plotted graph, percentage improvement formula, and the reliable change index showed that after emotion-based cognitive behavioral therapy 60.22 percent improvement in body compassion and 40.66 percent improvement in binge eating symptoms, and this improvement rate shows a high level of treatment effect.

Therefore, it can be said that the emotion-based cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol has been effective in increasing the scores of body compassion and reducing the symptoms of binge eating in the participants.

One of the reasons for divorce is the inability of spouses to compromise with changes. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of Horney's psychoanalytical theory based on three personality types of compliance, aggression and detachment on the marital adjustment of women applying for divorce. In this effort, a single subject research of B/A type has been used. The participants were selected from among the women who referred to some counseling centers in Tehran in 2019 as available sampling. After answering the Horney-Coolidge questionnaire, 2 participants were selected for each of Horney's personality types and a total of 6 participants. Then, Spanier's Marital Adjustment Questionnaire was implemented in four stages. Horney's psychoanalytic treatment was performed during 15 to 25 individual sessions of 60 minutes, one to two sessions per week. The data were analyzed after obtaining the stable change index and by calculating the statistically significant change and the recovery percentage formula, and were presented with the standard method of visual drawing. The percentage of improvement in dyadic satisfaction (41/9), dyadic consensus (46/65), dyadic cohesion (51/76) and affectional expression (127/41) was effective. The most effectiveness has been in the compliance type. A greater increase has been observed in the detachment type compared to the aggression type. These findings showed significant changes in the components of marital adjustment based on Horney's personality types. Therefore, Horney's analytical psychotherapy can be useful for psychologists and couple therapists in preventing divorce by increasing the marital adjustment.

ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder is the existence of repeated and very intense Obsessions or Compulsions that disrupts occupational, social and interpersonal activity. The purpose of this study was comparison of effectiveness of Exposure and Response Prevention by Self-Treatment Method and Narrative Therapy on reduction symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

This study design was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Therefore, among all patients with Obsessive-Compulsive disorder in psychiatric and psychological centers of Esfahan in 2021, 30 patients were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly assigned in 2 experimental groups and 1 control group. An experimental group received Exposure and Response Prevention by Self-Treatment Method (6 weeks), and other experimental group received Narrative Therapy, in base on the White (1995) and Monk (1997). The results analyzed by MANCOVA in SPSS-26.

The results showed the effect of Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy by Self-Treatment and Narrative Therapy on significant reduction symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and so 4 sub-scales, especially doubting and slowness on the post-test and on the one-month follow-up (P<0.01).

It seems that Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy and Narrative therapy can be used alongside other treatments in OCD treatment.

Depression has always been one of the most common psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of working memory training on improving depression symptoms and triple-attentional networks.

The current study includes 34 Semnan University students selected by the convenience sampling method and randomly placed in two groups. The pre-test consisting of BDI-II and computerized triple attention network test was performed on all subjects. Then, the experimental group underwent working memory training with N-Back for 5 sessions. The mentioned tests were performed as a post-test in similar conditions to the pre-test.

The analysis of covariance showed that visual working memory training with N-Back significantly diminishes depressive symptoms and the function of the triple attention network in students. The effect sizes for the variables of depressive symptoms and attention were 0.382 and 0.704, respectively.

Due to the importance of optimal processing of beliefs in improving depressive symptoms according to cognitive theory and the decisive role of cognitive function of attention in this field, visual working memory training can be said to improve the noted symptoms through changes in the triple attention network. The practical implication of the present study is the usefulness of computer cognitive interventions to improve mental disorders. Thus, it is suggested to use visual working memory in computer tasks along with other interventions to improve depression.

The aim of this study was to Effectiveness of Emotion Efficacy Therapy on Emotion Regulation, Self-Compassion and Self-Efficacy in Women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

In a randomized controlled trial design statistical population of Women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, referred to Psychological clinics in Esfahan in 2020 was targeted. A sample of 30 patients was chosen by the available sampling method and considering inclusion/exclusion criterias. Selected participants were randomly divided into two equal groups of Exprement(N=15) and Control(N=15). The instruments included Emotional Cognitive Regulation Questionnaire, Self-Compassion questionnaire, Self-Efficacy questionnaire. The experimental group received 10 sessions of ST intervention, while the control group remained on the waiting lis. A statistical analysis of variance analysis of repeated measures was performed.

The results showed that Emotion Efficacy Therapy Positive affected on Emotion Regulation, Self-Compassion and Self-Efficacy and this effect remaind stable in follow-up phase.

it is suggested this therapy use for Increase Emotion Regulation, Self-Compassion and Self-Efficacy in Women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Keywords:Emotion Efficacy Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Self-Compassion, Self-Efficacy, Generalized Anxity Disorder

The aim of the research was to design, construct and determine the psychometric characteristics of the insomnia disorder diagnosis and etiology questionnaire.

The research method was descriptive and psychometric. The statistical population studied was all the middle-aged people who referred to the health centers of Hamedan city in 2022, and 300 people were studied using the available sampling method. At first, using the two-dimensional specification table, the items of the questionnaire were prepared and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used to check the construct validity.

The findings showed that in the insomnia diagnosis questionnaire, 5 factors with eigenvalues greater than one explain 62% of the variance of the total scores. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the whole insomnia diagnosis questionnaire was 0.88. In the insomnia disorder etiology questionnaire, 7 factors with eigenvalues greater than one explain 65% of the variance of the total scores, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the entire insomnia disorder etiology questionnaire was 0.94. Insomnia disorder questionnaire factors including sleep stress, sleep quantity, sleep pattern, sleep quality and sleep continuity and insomnia disorder etiology questionnaire factors include; Psychological conditions, environmental conditions, social conditions, sleep hygiene, physical conditions, consumption of drugs and alcohol, and attitude to sleep which explain insomnia and the causes of insomnia.

The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were greater than 0.5 in all cases and the composite reliability values in all components were greater than 0.4 in both questionnaires. Therefore, the mentioned questionnaire has good reliability and validity.

The purpose of the current research was to design and validate the interactive software of trans-diagnostic therapy for the treatment of SAD. Materials and methods This was a hybrid design and included the design, production and evaluation of content validity and effectiveness of integrated meta-diagnostic software in the treatment of SocialAnxiety. In the first stage, the software was designed and the treatment sessions were defined and its content validity was checked. Then step, the effectiveness of the software was evaluated. This section was conducted using the single-subject method with the ABAB design along with the baseline and three-month intervention and follow-up stages. The statistical population consisted of 13-15-year-old students of a school in Rabat Karim that four people of them were selected availably who had received the diagnosis of social anxiety symptoms by specialists. SocialPhobia questionnaire was used to collect information. The results were analyzed using visual analysis and Cohen's effect size. The results of the CVI index showed a value of 0.91 and a Kappa coefficient of 0.62, which showed that the validity of the software is acceptable. In the last phase, Cohen's effect size index in the recovery percentage of four participants was 1.19, 1.04, 0.62 and 1.93 respectively, which showed the effectiveness of this treatment method. Android interactive software has a significant effect in reducing social anxiety symptoms including fear, avoidance and physiological symptoms. Although this study was conducted on students, it can be an accessible, quick and effective method in controlling the symptoms of social-anxiety.