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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on executive functions and emotion regulation in overweight and obese adolescents. The present study is a pre-test, post-test with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of obese and overweight male students in Isfahan who referred to health centers in Isfahan city in 1397. The sample consisted of 36 obese and overweight male students who were selected by convenience sampling from those referring to health centers in Isfahan. Research tools including Graz and Romer emotion regulation difficulty questionnaire, Wisconsin and Stroop test were used to measure executive functions. The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was effective on BMI, emotion regulation and executive functions (p <0.001) but was not significant in interaction with BMI (p> 0.05). These findings may explain the utility of mindfulness-based approaches to adolescent obesity by influencing the executive functions of the brain and emotion regulation of adolescences.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of spiritual intelligence and resilienc training on the employees' counterproductive behaviors The research method was a pre-testpost-test with control group. The statistical population consisted of all employees of the manufacturing departments of employees of Ferro Guilan Complex Out of 255 people, 60 people who got the highest score in counterproductive behaviors were randomly divided into three groups (20 spiritual intelligence training, 20 resilienc training and 20 people control). The research instrument was the counterproductive behaviors questionnaire (Fox and Spector, 2002). The subjects of the three groups responded in two stages: pre-test and post-test. The experimental groups participated in interventional sessions based on spiritual intelligence and resilience training programs (8 sessions). To analyze the data, multivariate analysis of covariance analysis and bonferrin test were used to compare the difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups. The findings indicated that spiritual intelligence and resilience training programs had an effective effect on employees' counterproductive behaviors (p≤0.001). The results showed that the effect of the resilience curriculum on reducing the employees' counterproductive behaviors was higher than the spiritual intelligence training program (p≤0.001). According to the findings of this research, it is concluded that managers and industry owners use educational programs for spiritual intelligence and resilience in order to compete in the production market and increase organizational productivity.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids are one of the powerful drugs that cause long-term hormonal and psychological changes that can have a wide range of side effects for the athletes.

The purpose of this study was to compare the Behavioral Activation-Inhibition Systems and Sense of Coherence in Bodybuilders with and without Use Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids.

The method of this research is descriptive - comparative. The statistical population consisted of all bodybuilders with and without taking anabolic-androgenic steroids in Rasht in 2019, of which 140 individuals (70 natural bodybuilders and 70 steroids bodybuilders) were selected purposefully and included questionnaires of Carver & White (1994) behavioral activation-inhibition systems and sense of coherence Antonovsky (1993) responded by the participants. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance by SPSS 24.

The findings of the present study showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in the activation/inhibition system and the sense of coherence (P<0.01). Compared with natural bodybuilders, steroid bodybuilders had less behavioral inhibition (15.95) and sense of coherence (18.87) and more behavioral activation systems (37.77).

According to the results, we suggest that bodybuilders who have used steroids derivatives have many irreversible problems in their cognitive and physical functions. Therefore, coaches need to pay more attention to the psychological problems of the athletes and examine them before competitions.

After parturition, inflammation of the reproductive tract in cows is common because of bacterial contamination of the uterine lumen. To investigate the beneficial effects of dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) supplementation on health status mediated by change in pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine genes expression, endometrial samples were collected from Holstein cows with similar parturition date and reproductive records. From day 21 before calving to day 42 after calving, cows were fed isonitrogenous, isocaloric, and isolipidic diets that differed only in the source of fats. Cows were fed diets supplemented with palm oil as control group (saturated FA; n= 8), and CLA for the treatments, and the rate of each fat in any diet was 75 g d-1</sup>. CLA-supplemented diet was provided with a mixture of trans</em>-10, cis</em>-12 CLA and cis</em>-9, trans</em>-11 CLA isomer. Rumen protected CLA provided 10 g d-1 </sup>each of trans</em>-10, cis</em>-12 CLA and cis</em>-9, trans</em>-11 CLA isomers. Uterine endometrial biopsies were collected at days 21 and 42 after calving and were prepared to determine pro-inflammatory [including Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNFα), InterLeukins (IL-1, IL-6, IL-8) and InterFeron-gamma (IFN-γ)] and anti-inflammatory [interleukin 10 (IL-10)] cytokine genes expression. Results showed that dietary CLA supplementation decreased the expression of IL-1 and IL-8 at days 21 (respectively, 1.8 and 3.9 fold) and 42 (respectively, 4 and 104 fold) postpartum and increased expression of IL-10 at days 21 and 42 (respectively, 9.7 and 2.5 fold). The TNFα expression significantly decreased in day 21 in CLA groups compared with palm (2.5 fold). There was no difference between groups for IL-6 expression. IFN-γ expression decreased in day 21 (3.0 fold) and, conversely, increased in day 42 (2.5 fold) in CLA group compared to palm. Our results showed that, during transition period, dietary supplementation with CLA reduced inflammatory processes via inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokines and stimulating anti-inflammatory cytokines.

Anger and aggression are associated to many personal and social outcomes. The prevalence of this disorder is seen in some communities, including prisoners. Investigating the prevalence of intermittent explosive disorder symptoms in prisoners in central Rasht Prison. This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1801 prisoners in central Rasht prison recruited through systematic random sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and intermittent explosive disorder questionnaire by Coccaro et al (2017).  The results showed that 18.2 percent (327 people) of prisoners are suffering from intermittent explosive disorder symptoms. The results of Chi-square test showed a significant relationship between low age and education, marriage and unemployment with the risk of intermittent explosive disorder. The results of this study have important implications for the prevention of aggressive behavior in prison.
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  Students with anxiety symptoms are faced with various physical and psychological stressful factors which ‎leads to decreasing quality of life. Considering the relationship between behavioral activation/ inhibition systems and cognitive emotion regulation with early maladaptive schemas, one of the methods capable of assisting the students with anxiety symptoms is schema therapy. To determine the effectiveness of group schema therapy on behavioral activation/ inhibition systems and cognitive emotion regulation in female students with anxiety symptoms. This study is an experimental with pre-test/post-test and a control group. The sample consisted of 28 guidance school students with anxiety symptoms in Rasht city in the school year 2016-2017. Based on the Beck Anxiety Inventory(1990) and the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders(2013) criteria, the study participants were identified and assigned to two experimental and control groups. To collect data, Behavioral Activation/ Inhibition Scale(2005) and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire(2001) were used before and after treatment. 10 sessions of Young schema therapy were implemented for experimental group. The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that group schema therapy improved behavioral activation/ inhibition systems and cognitive emotion regulation in the students with anxiety symptoms (P<0.001). According to the findings of the research, schema therapy can be used to cope with students' anxiety symptoms and improve cognitive emotional regulation.

This study aimed to compare self-regulatory behaviors and meta-mood in students with and without separation anxiety. Its design was descriptive and casual-comparative. The population consisted of all high school students in Roodsar in 2015-2016. 160 (80 female, 80 male) students were selected via purposive sampling. The data were collected by Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (Manicavasagar, 2003), Self-regulation Questionnaire (Brown et al., 1999), and Meta-mood Scale (Palmer et al, 1999) and analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance. The results indicated significantly lower levels of self-regulatory behaviors and meta-mood in students with separation anxiety compared to those without (p=.05). Therefore, these students face more difficulties in regulating their behaviors and emotions and highly likely be exposed to psychological damages.

The aim of this research was to study  the ffectiveness of the neurofeedback therapy for improvement of the frontal alpha asymmetry, executive functioning and symptoms severity in depressed patients. The study conducted with a randomized control trial design with pretest- posttest and follow- up plan. The study population included the referred persons to the psychiatry section of the Tabriz Hygiene Center with depression disorder diagnosis during a 5 months interval. Among these 30 patients were selected and randomly divided to experimental and control groups (n=15). The experimental group received 20 neurofeedback training sessions, whereas the control group received unreal neurofeedback training (placebo). The collected data were analyzed by a MANCOVA analysis. Increased activity of the left hemisphere, decreased activity of the right hemisphere, as well as, increased cognitive flexibility and decreased depression severity in the post-test stage were evident. A significant selective attention change was revealed in the follow-up stage as well. According to the results on this research, neurofeedback could be an effective intervention to modify the asymmeric frontal alpha activity  and improvement of the selective attention and depression symptoms in depressed patients.

The purpose of the present research was to compare thought control strategies and cognitive appraisal of patients with Posttraumatic stress disorder. This research is a case-control study. The research sample consisted of 40 patients with PTSD and 40 normal persons which were selected by available sampling. To collect the data، Composite International Diagnostic Interview، Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory، Thought Control Questionnaire and The Impact of Event Scale-Revised were used. The MANOVA results showed that dysfunctional cognitive appraisal and use of inefficient thought control strategies in patients with PTSD is significantly greater than normal person. The results of multiple regressions also showed cognitive appraisal and thought control strategies percent 77 had significant contribute in prediction symptoms in patients with PTSD. The results suggested that thought control strategies and cognitive appraisal are related to PTSD symptoms. Also، the findings are consistent with Wells’ meta-cognitive model of PTSD.