Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling
Volume:4 Issue: 2, 2022

The experience of infertility, which some experts call the infertility crisis, is associated with physical, economic, psychological and social stress and affects all aspects of a person's life. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on perfectionism and self-focused infertility in infertile couples in Isfahan.

The present study was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and control group. The statistical population of the present study is all infertile couples referring to Isfahan Infertility Center in mid-2021. Of these, 30 couples were selected voluntarily as a sample and randomly replaced in two groups including 15 couples, two experimental groups and a control group. The experimental group received a cognitive-behavioral therapy based on mindfulness for 8 sessions. The control group did not receive any intervention. The research instruments were Hill et al.'s Perfectionism Questionnaire (2004) and Woody, Chambels and Glass (1997) Focus Questionnaire.

The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective on perfectionism and self-focused attention (p<0.05).

According to the results of the study, it can be said that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness has a significant effect on reducing perfectionism and focused attention.

One of the psychological variables related to the academic achievement of underachievement gifted students is psychological well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of successful intelligence training on the psychological well-being of low-achieving gifted students.

In this study, a single case study method with A-B-A design was used. The statistical population included all underachievement gifted high school students in Isfahan in 2020, from which 3 people were selected by purposive sampling. After determining the baseline position, 12 sessions of successful intelligence intervention were performed for students within 2 months and one month after the end of the intervention, follow-up was performed. The research instruments were Academic Achievement Scale, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children (WISC) Fourth edition, Progress Checklist and Psychological Welfare Questionnaire.

The results of the study showed a steady increase in the scores of the students' psychological well-being scale, which indicates the effectiveness of successful intelligence training in increasing psychological well-being.

Psychological well-being increases academic self-efficacy, which increases the motivation to learn more and academic progress, and on the other hand, successful intelligence training can be achieved by creating a balance between three analytical, creative, and practical abilities and a reasonable belief in weaknesses. To be effective in increasing the psychological well-being and in the result of the academic progress of gifted and underachieving students

Consequences of heart failure are along with experiencing more stressful situations for patients and increasing negative emotions in cardiovascular disease, is accompanied by a worsening of the course of the disease and in general, cardiovascular patients use more maladaptive and less adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation strategies than the normal group; Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with acceptance and commitment therapy on cognitive emotion regulation in patients with heart failure.

The design of this research is a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, control group and 3 months follow-up. The statistical population included all 35 to 55 years old males with heart failure who referred to medical centers in Isfahan in 1400.In this research, 45 people were selected by targeted sampling method to form 3 groups; and 15 people were randomly selected in the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy group, 15 people in the acceptance and commitment therapy group and 15 people in the control group. The data were collected by Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Garnefski, Kraaij, & Spinhoven (2001); and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Segal, et al. (2013) and acceptance and commitment therapy Hayes & Strosahl (2010) were performed for 8 sessions of 90 minutes for the experimental groups. Data analysis was performed by mixed analysis of variance with repeated measures using SPSS-25.

The results showed that in comparison with the control group, both interventions significantly reducing the use of maladaptive and increasing the use of adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (P= 0.05); Also, there was no significant difference between the effect of the interventions on cognitive emotion regulation strategies (P=0.05).

According to the results, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy can use to reduce the use of maladaptive and increase the use of adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in with heart failure patients and can use as effective complementary interventions along with medical treatments.

Creating interpersonal relationships is considered as one of the basic human motives for which social intimacy is required. Factors influencing social intimacy are self-disclosure and social anxiety. From this perspective, the goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-disclosure and social anxiety with social intimacy, mediated by perceived responsiveness.

The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all students of the Islamic Azad University of Kerman in 2019 (1800 people). Considering the volume of samples in the structural equations, 350 students were selected as the statistical sample using the Stratified Random Sampling method. This group took the Lefcourt (1982), Kahn & Hessling (2001) Self-disclosure, Watson and Friend (1969) Social Anxiety, and Reis et al. (2006) Perceived Responsiveness questionnaires. A total of 242 qualified questionnaires were received. Data was analyzed by structural equation method.

The results indicate an increase and significant effect of Self-disclosure on Perceived Responsiveness (P = 0.250), a reduced and significant effect of Social Anxiety on Perceived Responsiveness (P = -0.554), an increased and significant effect of Perceived Responsiveness on Social Intimacy (P = 0.405), an increased and significant effect of Self-disclosure on Social Intimacy (P = 0.137) and a reduced and significant effect of Social Anxiety on Social Intimacy (P = -0.178).

Increased Self-Disclosure and Perceived responsiveness leads to an increase in Social Intimacy in relationships and increased Social Anxiety leads to a reduction in the level of Perceived Responsiveness and therefore a decrease in Social Intimacy. Due to the importance of the role of social intimacy on mental health of the community, it is proposed that the appropriate organizations prepare extensive planning to manage and treat social anxiety in individuals and hold instructive classes, especially for parents and primary school teachers.

Several programs have been prepared based on various theoretical models to improve emotional functions in adolescent groups. But so far, no program has been prepared based on the co -vitality model as the latest theory of psychological health based on cumulative assets. The current research was conducted with the aim of creating an emotional competence program for teenagers aged 15 -13 years in the context of virtual space based on the covitality model. The emotional competence program based on covitality theory was developed with three components of emotion regulation, empathy and self-control .

This research is of fundamental type and in terms of data collection method it is of semi -experimental type. The study population to check the effectiveness of the program included high school students in Tehran. From the scale of psychological capital (Akbari Zard Khane, Miri & Fathabadi, in press), emotion regulation checklist (Shields & Cicchetti, 1998), self-control questionnaire (Tangney, Baumeister & Boone, 2004) and students' empathy questionnaire (Vossen, Piotrowski & Valkenburg, 2015) were used. After reviewing relevant articles, books and websites, the initial program of emotional competence was developed and implemented. The initial implementation was carried out with the aim of checking the implementation possibilities of the intervention and reaching the points that need attention and correction. This program was implemented in an available sample group consisting of 5 female students and 2 male students with a single group design. The data was analyzed by one - group t method.

Checking the validity of the content of the created program using the opinions of five experts showed its validity. Also, the implementation of the program in a group of teenagers showed that this program led to an increase in psychological capital, empathy and emotion regulation (p>0.05), but did not change in self-control (p>0.05) .

The emotional competence program has a good ability to increase empathy, emotion regulation and psychological capital of teenagers; however, it is necessary to make corrections in the sections related to the self-control component of the emotional competence program. Therefore, content that includes goal setting, planning, motivating and prioritizing daily tasks should be added to the program .

Formulation of special schema therapy behavioral intervention can provide a platform for the prevention and treatment of this common disorder by explaining the relationship between the dimensions of women's needs and problems and promoting their physical and psychological health through etiology. The first special treatment package for women with vaginismus can help strengthen the foundations of the family by improving personal and marital health and provide a basis for filling the knowledge gap regarding special treatment for women with vaginismus. Therefore, the present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of special schema therapy package with conventional schema therapy on sexual schemas and marital adjustment of women with vaginismus disorder.

The study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest and follow-up design with a control group. The sample consisted of 45 women with vaginismus referred to the gynecology clinic of Payambaran Hospital in Tehran who were selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided into two experimental groups and a control group (15 people in each group). The experimental groups underwent special schema therapy (10 sessions of 90 minutes) and conventional schema therapy (10 sessions of 90 minutes).

Findings showed that the variable of sexual schemas in the effect group within the group and in the interaction of time factor and group (three research groups) there is a significant difference (p <0.01). Also, there is a significant difference (p <0.01) in marital adjustment variable in the effect group within the group and in the interaction of time factor and group (three research groups).

The results showed that the new special schema therapy package can reduce sexual schemas and increase marital compatibility by identifying the needs of women with vaginismus.