جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « cognitive fusion » در نشریات گروه « روانشناسی »

In the past decades, a group of diseases have been classified under the title of psychosomatic complaints and it has been reported that the diagnostic problems and their differentiation from other diseases have caused an increase in paraclinical and diagnostic costs in the patients of this group of patients. Psychosomatic diseases are a class of diseases in which a person suffers from physical and physical signs and symptoms that are caused by psychological factors or may be intensified under the influence of psychological characteristics and stressors. It seems that in addition to biological mechanisms, psychological and emotional factors are involved in the occurrence of these diseases. In this way, different levels of feelings of hostility, depression, and anxiety can be seen as the predominant basic factors of psychosomatic complaints. According to this, the present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on cognitive fusion and alexithymia in students with psychosomatic disorders.
 

The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, control group, and two-month follow-up period design. The statistical population included secondary high school students with psychosomatic disorder in Khomeini Shahr in the academic year 2020-21. 37 students with signs of psychosomatic disorder were selected through the purposive sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (18 in the experimental and 19 in the control group). The experimental group received eight seventy-five-minute sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention during two months. The applied questionnaires in this study included a psychosomatic complaints scale (Takata & Sakara, 2004), a Cognitive fusion questionnaire (Gillanders et al., 2014), and an alexithymia (Takata & Sakara, 2004) questionnaire (Bagby et al., 1994). The data from the study were analyzed through mixed ANOVA via SPSS23 software.
 

The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has a significant effect on cognitive fusion and alexithymia in students with psychosomatic disorder (p<0.001). Also, the results showed that this effectiveness remained stable in the two-month follow-up period. Descriptive findings also indicated that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness was able to reduce the average scores of cognitive fusion and alexithymia of students with psychosomatic complaints.
 

According to the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy can be used as an efficient therapy to decrease cognitive fusion and alexithymia in students with psychosomatic disorder through mindful activities and attitudes and addressing feelings and problem-making emotions. In addition, cognitive therapy based on mindfulness by applying practical mechanisms (such as body awareness and cognitive and emotional re-evaluation), can reduce the cognitive and emotional avoidance of students with psychosomatic complaints. On the other hand, by accepting signs and symptoms, students reduce overthinking about symptoms and learn that these are part of the body's defense mechanisms against stress that they have to deal with. This process improves the skill of regulating, managing, and expressing emotions and reduces alexithymia and cognitive fusion.

The primary objective of this research endeavor was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on cognitive fusion and mental flexibility in individuals diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). It was a quasi-experimental study with a two-month follow-up period, pretest, posttest, and control group. The patients diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who were referred to therapy centers and gastroenterologists in Esfahan in 2019 constituted the statistical population of the current study. A total of 27 IBS patients (16 men and 11 women) were selected through available sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups. Over the course of two months, the experimental group participated in eight sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, each lasting seventy-five minutes (Kabat-Zinn, 2003). The applied questionnaires comprised the mental flexibility and questionnaires (MFQ) and cognitive fusion Questionnaire (CFQ). The data were analyzed utilizing version 23 of the statistical software SPSS and a Bonferroni follow-up test and mixed variance analysis. Cognitive therapy based on mindfulness significantly improves the mental flexibility and cognitive fusion of IBS patients (P<0.001). According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness can be used as an efficient intervention to improve mental flexibility and decreace cognitive fusion in the patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome through employing techniques such as mindful attitudes, mindful activities, addressing problem-making feelings and emotions and breathing exercises.

The present study was conducted to investigate The effectiveness of emotion focused therapy on cognitive fusion and emotional self-regulation of spouses of veterans. The present study was semi experimental (with experimental and control groups) with three-stage (pretest, posttest, follow-up) and two-month follow-up period design. In this research, the statistical population was formed by the spouses of neurology and psychiatry veterans who referred to the Shahid Counseling Center (under the supervision of the Martyr and Veteran Affairs Foundation) in Mashhad in the summer and fall of 2022. 51 spouses of veterans were selected through Voluntary sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental (26 women) and control groups (25 women). The experimental group received ten ninty-minute sessions of emotion focused therapy during eight weeks. The applied questionnaires included cognitive fusion questionnaire (Gillanders et al, 2010) (CFQ) and emotional self-regulation questionnaire (Gross, John, 2003) (ESRQ). The data from the study were analyzed through mixed ANOVA method via SPSS23 software. The results showed that emotion focused therapy has significant effect on the cognitive fusion (F=76.34; Eta=0.61; P<0/001) and emotional self-regulation (F=49. 07; Eta=0. 50; P<0/001) of the spouses of veterans. According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that emotion focused therapy can be used as an efficient method to deceace cognitive fusion and improve emotional self-regulation of spouses of veterans through applying the Conceptualizing emotional awareness and introducing the methods of achieving it, creating emotional change and creating confrontational self-soothing excitement.

The concept of job burnout is described as a complex and long-term response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stress in the workplace, characterized by specific symptoms. It is noted that job burnout can have negative effects on individuals' emotional, mental, and physical health, as well as their work-related behaviors. The present study was conducted with the aim of Examining the relationship between job burnout, personality traits, and cognitive distortions with the mediating role of emotional regulation difficulties and cognitive fusion among nurses. )McCrae & Costa Jr, 1992(.

This study is a quantitative research using structural equation modeling and descriptive research of the correlational type. The population consists of all nurses with over two years of experience in government hospitals in Kurdistan province in 2022. The sample size was estimated using the Kline method and 234 participants were chosen. The Big Five Personality Traits Questionnaire (McCrae & Costa Jr, 1992), Emotion Regulation Difficulty Scale (Gratz & Roemer, 2004), Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (Gillanders et al., 2010), Cognitive Distortions Scale (Abdullahzadeh, 2010) and Job Burnout Scale (Maslach & Jackson, 1981), were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with Amos-22 software.

The findings of this study indicate that the model of examining job burnout based on personality traits and cognitive distortions with the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties and cognitive fusion fits well in nurses. Cognitive distortions (p<0.01, t=8.23), Neuroticism (p<0.01, t=5.91), emotion regulation difficulties (p<0.01, t=2.85), and cognitive fusion (p<0.01, t=2.94) have a direct and significant positive effect, while openness (p<0.01, t=-3.14) and conscientiousness (p<0.01, t=-3.75) have a direct and significant negative effect on job burnout. The results of the Sobel test showed that the indirect effect of Neuroticism (p<0.05, β=0.11) and cognitive distortions (p<0.05, β=0.07) on job burnout through emotion regulation difficulties is positive and significant. Additionally, the indirect effect of cognitive distortions (p<0.05, β=0.16) on job burnout through cognitive fusion is positive, while the indirect effects of extraversion (p<0.01, β=-0.33) and conscientiousness (p<0.01, β=-0.13) on job burnout through cognitive fusion are negative and significant.

In this regard, selecting employees according with personality traits and cognitive abilities, along with reducing the difficulty of emotional regulation and cognitive fusion, creates a basis for reducing job burnout.

The aim of present study was to investigate role of two main process of psychological inflexibility, including Experiential Avoidance (EA) and cognitive Fusion, and health bielifes, in psychological well-being of cardiovascular patients. To this end, 300 individuals with cardiovascular disease, who refered to shahid gholipour medical center Bukan city, were selected by purposive sampling in a correlational design and responded to research instruments. The instruments were including Health Belief Qustionnaire, Acceptance and action-II (AAQ-II), Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ), and Ryff Scales of Psychological well-being (short-form (RSPW-SF). Results showed health beliefs, EA and CF were significantly correlated with all subscales and total score of psychological well-being, especially self-acceptance, positive relation with others, personal growth and mastering environment, among cardiovascular patients (p<0.05). Regression analysis indicated severity of harm (subscle of health belief) and EA as a significant predictior of self acceptance; vulnuribility to harm (subscle of health belief) and EA as significant predictor of positive relation with others, personal growth and mastering invironment; vulneriblity to harm as significant predictor of independence, vulneribilty to harm and EA as significant predictor of total psychological well-being. Findingsuggest that psychological inflexibility components, especially EA, and health beliefs have inpact on well-being of patients with cardiovascular disease and weaken their psychological weel-being.

The present study was conducted to investigate the mediating role of cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance in the relationship between negative repetitive thoughts and social anxiety in adolescents. The method of the current research was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population includes all teenagers in Tabriz who were studying in the academic year 1401-1402, and 280 people were selected by the available sampling method. The data were collected using the Social Anxiety Scale (SPIN) by Kehor et al. (2000), and the short version of the Repetitive Thoughts Questionnaire (RTQ) by Ivey et al. Acceptance and Action (AAQ-II) by Band et al. (2011) were compiled. Data were analyzed using structural equation analysis. The results showed that negative recurring thoughts have a direct and positive effect on experiential avoidance and social anxiety (p<0.01). Also, the direct effect of experimental avoidance on social anxiety is positive and significant (p<0.05); However, the direct effect of negative repetitive thoughts on cognitive fusion and the direct effect of cognitive fusion on social anxiety is not significant (p>0.05). On the other hand, the indirect effect of negative repetitive thoughts on social anxiety through experiential avoidance is positive and significant (p<0.05); While the indirect effect of negative repetitive thoughts on social anxiety due to cognitive fusion is not significant (p>0.05). Therefore, it is concluded that experiential avoidance plays a mediating role in the relationship between negative repetitive thoughts and social anxiety, but cognitive fusion cannot mediate the relationship between negative repetitive thoughts and social anxiety.

This research aims to compare the effectiveness of therapeutic intervention based on the healthy human theory with positive psychotherapy on self-compassion and cognitive fusion of mothers with children on the autism spectrum.

The research method was quasi-experimental (three groups-three stages) and the statistical population included all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders who referred to autism centers in Isfahan city in July 2022, and 20 people were placed in each group in a targeted manner. The data in all three stages were collected by Neff's self-compassion questionnaire (2003) and Gillanders et al.'s (2014) cognitive fusion scale. Also, the positive psychotherapy package of Rashid and Seligman (2013) was implemented during 8 sessions of 90 minutes on the first experimental group and the therapeutic intervention package based on the healthy human theory was implemented as 9 sessions of 90 minutes on the second experimental group.

The results of variance analysis with repeated measurement showed that both therapeutic intervention packages based on healthy human theory and positive psychotherapy reduced cognitive fusion and increased self-compassion of mothers with children on the autism spectrum (p≥0.05) and this effectiveness in follow-up phase has also been stable. Also, the results of Bonferroni's post hoc test showed that there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two therapeutic intervention packages in any of the research variables.

Based on the results of this research, psychologists can use both interventions to increase the awareness of mothers with children on the autism spectrum regarding the meaning and positive emotions in order to reduce cognitive fusion and increase self-compassion

depression disorder is one of the most common mental disorders in the world many psychological factors play an important role in the occurrence and prevalence of this disorder. the aim of this study was the role of cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance in predict depression disorder. This research is a descriptive correlational study. The study population included all national south oil-rich regions company employees who were employed in 1399-1400. The sample of the present study was obtained based on the Cochran's formula of 371 people. Due to the possibility of distrust questionnaires, 418 employees were selected by available sampling method and instruments used in the present study were the mental disorder questionnaire (SCL-90), experimental avoidance (AAQ) and cognitive fusion(CFQ). the results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there is a correlation coefficient of 0.35 between cognitive fusion and depression disorder which was significant at the 0.001. Also, there is a correlation coefficient of 0.32 between experimental avoidance and depression disorder, which was significant 0.001. In addition, the results of linear regression analysis showed that cognitive fusion and experimental avoidance could predict depression disorder. cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance have an effective role in predicting depressive disorder, to reduce depression disorder, psychological flexibility and cognitive fusion training should be used. Finally, it is suggested that empirical and quasi-experimental research be conducted for causal conclusions.

IBS causes cognitive and psychological damages in the people due to chronic physiologic effects. Therefore, the present study was investigated to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the cognitive fusion and catastrophizing the pain in the women with IBS. the present study was quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, control group and two-month follow-up design. The statistical population of the present study included the women with IBS who referred to gastroenterologists in the city of Ramsar in the summer 2021. 30 women with IBS were selected through convenient sampling method and they were randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (each group of 15 women). 26 people (13 in the experimental and 13 in the control group) remained after the exit of some subjects. Experimental group received eight seventy-five-minute sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (Lovas, Schuman-Olivier, 2018) during two-and-a-half months. The applied questionnaires in this study included cognitive fusion questionnaire (Gillanders, et.al, 2010) and the questionnaire of catastrophizing the pain (Sullivan, et.al., 1995). the results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy had significant effect on the cognitive fusion and catastrophizing pain in the women with IBS (p<0.001) and led to the decrease of cognitive fusion and catastophzing pain in these women. the findings of the present study revealed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy can be applied as an efficient therapy to decrease cognitive fusion and catastrophizing pain in the women with IBS through employing techniques such as modifying cognitive process, mindful attention, acceptance and mindful behaviors.

The purpose of this study was to comparison of the effectiveness of internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and emotion-focused therapy on cognitive fusion and sexual intimacy in married women with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The research design was experimental with pre-test and post-test and control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all married female patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who had referred to one of the counseling centers and psychological and psychiatric services for treatment in Parsabad city of Ardabil province between July and September 2021. 45 of them were located by purposive sampling method and randomly divided into groups receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy based on the Internet (n= 15), emotion-focused therapy (n= 15) and the control group (n= 15). Data collection tools were: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Scale, Gilanders et al. Cognitive Fusion Scale, and the Bagarozi Intimacy Needs Questionnaire. Each treatment was performed in 8 weekly sessions and the control group did not receive any specific treatment during this period. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and emotion-focused therapy were effective on cognitive fusion and sexual intimacy in married women with obsessive-compulsive disorder (P<0.05) and there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of these two therapies. (P>0.05). The results have potentially significant practical effects for specialists and therapists to pay attention to the effectiveness of the treatment methods used to improve the consequences of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between cognitive fusion and emotional processing with psychological distress in adolescents. This research is fundamental in nature and the present research method is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population was all male teenagers of Mahdasht, Karaj city in Alborz province. The statistical sample of this research was 280 people who were selected by available method. They completed Psychological Distress Questionnaire (Kessler et al., 2002), Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ; Gillanders et al., 2014) and Emotional Processing (Baker et al., 2010). The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between cognitive fusion and psychological distress and between emotional processing and psychological distress. Also, there is a significant positive relationship between subscales of emotional processing including suppression, the experience of unpleasant emotions, the experience of unprocessed emotions, avoidance and control with psychological distress. The results showed that 39% of the changes in psychological distress can be explained by cognitive fusion and emotional processing. These results can be used to reduce psychological distress in teenagers.

Marital boredom is one of the most important variables in marital relationships that makes marital life seriously challenged and if it continues, it can lead to divorce. Marital boredom can be influenced by the couple's emotional relationships and marital expectations. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of emotional cutoff between marital boredom with marital expectations and cognitive fusion in married women. The research method was correlational and structural equation model. The statistical population of the study was all married women with marital problems in Mashhad in 1399-1400, from which a sample of 295 people was selected by random cluster sampling. The instruments used in this study included Pines Marital Boredom Scale (1996), Omidvar et al. Marital Expectations (2009), Skowron differentiation of self Scale (2000) and Gilanders Cognitive Fusion Scale (2014). The results showed that the developed model had a good fit with the data. The results of structural relationships of the model showed that marital expectations and cognitive fusion have a direct effect on marital boredom. Also, emotional cutoff had a direct effect on marital boredom. The results of indirect relationships showed that marital expectations and cognitive fusion mediated by emotional cutoff have a significant effect on marital boredom. Based on the results of cognitive fusion and marital expectations mediated by emotional cutoff are effective on marital boredom. Therefore, by developing programs to reduce marital expectations and cognitive fusion and emotional cutoff in individuals, one can expect to reduce marital boredom in them.

The present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of positive psychotherapy on cognitive fusion and self-compassion in the patients with type-2 diabetes. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, control group and two-month follow-up period design. The statistical population included the patients with type-2 diabetes in summer of 2021 in the Shahreza city. 34 patients with type-2 diabetes were selected through purposive sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight seventy-five-minute sessions of positive psychotherapy intervention during two-and-a-half months. The applied questionnaires in this study included cognitive fusion questionnaire (Gillanders et al, 2014) and self-compassion questionnaire (Neff, 2003). The data from the study were analyzed through mixed ANOVA via SPSS23 software. The results showed that positive psychotherapy has significant effect on the cognitive fusion and self-compassion in the patients with type-2 diabetes (p<0.001). According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that the positive psychotherapy can be used as an efficient treatment to decreace cognitive fusion and improve self-compassion in the patients with type-2 diabetes through employing techniques such as positive life vision, teaching optimism and hope for the future.

Childhood trauma leads to negative consequences for mental health such as anxiety disorders. This study examined the mediating role of cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance in the relationship between childhood trauma and social anxiety. The research method was correlational structural equations and the statistical population of the study included students of Bo Ali Sina University of Hamedan in the academic year of 99-98. According to the number of observed variables in the study, 350 people were selected by available sampling method. Research instruments included Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Brief Experimental Avoidance Scale, Cognitive Fusion Scale, and Leibovitz Social Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed by structural equation method. Based on the research findings, there was a significant relationship between childhood trauma, cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance and social anxiety (p <0.01). According to the values of fit indices such as RMSEA, CFI, IFI, SRMR, etc., the proposed conceptual model was fitted. The mediating role of cognitive fusion and empirical avoidance was also confirmed. Experimental avoidance and cognitive fusion can be special ways to affect trauma on anxiety.

Marital conflict can interfere with interpersonal relationships and cause family problems. The aim of the present study was to comparison of mindfulness, early maladaptive schemas and cognitive fusion in women with and without marital conflict. This is a descriptive study of causal-comparative type. The statistical society includes women referred to counceling centers in areas 2, 4 and 7 of Tehran during tow months from Mehr to Aban 2022 and research sample includes 90 women with marital conflicts and 90 without marital conflicts that were chosen by the method of available sampling and responded to marital conflict, mindfulness, early maladaptive schemas and cognitive fusion Questionnaires. For data analysis, multivariate analysis of variance was used. The results show that there is a significant difference between in women with and without marital conflict in terms of mindfulness, early maladaptive schemas and cognitive fusion. According to finding, we can cunclued that this vriables directly or indirectly affect in the formation or increase the marital conflicts.