مجله پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره
سال سوم شماره 2 (پاییز و زمستان 1392)

The aim of the present research was to investigate the effectiveness of the programs titled «Anger Management» and «Raising a Thinking child» on educational methods، anger control، and mental health of preschool teachers. This study is semi-experimental utilizing a single group with pre and post-tests design. Participants were selected through the available sampling procedures which consist of N=42 female preschool teachers in Tehran volunteering to participate in the project and taking part in our educational programs. The school authorities held a briefing session prior to initiating the program. The workshops were held once a week for two-hours for a total of 21 weeks. The teachers were given three questionnaires before and after each workshop including «Teacher Educational Methods»، «Teacher Anger Assessment»، and «Spilberger State- Trait Anxiety Inventory». The results revealed that participation in such workshops has increased the average sub-scales scores for anger-stimulating situations and anger expression. The same is true about the post-test scores of anger control strategies among the teachers. Also the data analysis showed that the teachers may promote their anger control and psychological health through participation in such workshops.

The aim of the current research was to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy based on metacognitive model of detached mindfulness on depression and blood pressure in female patients with hypertension. This research is an experimental research with control and experimental groups. The sample comprised، 30 female patients with hypertension were selected by simple random sampling procedure and then randomly assigned to control (15 patients) and experimental groups (15 patients).. Participants were assessed with Beck Depression Inventory and mercury blood pressure measuring equipment. Excremental groups received the group therapy based on metacognitive model of detached mindfulness in 8 sessions (60 min) while the control group was in waiting list control. Data was analyzed by analysis of Covariance. Findings indicate the group therapy based on metacognitive model of detached mindfulness decrease depression and blood pressure of female patients with hypertension.

This study was aimed to compare the personality organization (neurotic، borderline، and psychotic) in nunclinical peoples with obsessive-compulsive، depressive symptoms، obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms and normal group. For this purpose، The sample of this study comprise 60 clients with obsessive-compulsive، 60 clients with depressive symptoms، 60 clients with obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms and 60 subjects in normal group، were selected by availble sampling. Participants in this study responded to Kernberg’s Inventory of Personality Organization، Moudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory، and Beck Depression Inventory. Eventually The datas were analyzed by Statistical methods such as mean، Standard deviation، Multivariate analysis of variance، One-way analysis of variance، Kruskal-Wallis، Tukey test and Mann–Whitney U. Results showed that although the 4 groups were in neurotic personality organization (NPO) but peoples with obsessive-compulsive، depressive symptoms، obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms’s scores in the dimensions of personality organization significantly were more than normal group. The results of present study، provides more information about OCD and depression that can be useful in diagnosis، explain the symptoms، differential diagnosis and treatment planning.

Due to increase of elderly people in the world and the fact that most of them are disabled، require special consideration and prefer to be cared after at home، paying attention to the caregivers and reducing their stress seems necessary. This study is aimed to assess the effect of stress management on improving of the quality of life of family caregivers. This research is a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest. The participants were 33 family caregivers that have been selected and randomly divided into two groups as experimental and control. The experimental group participated 10 sessions of 3 hour stress management classes weekly. SF36 questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life. The collected data were evaluated by covariance (ANOVA) and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results of the study showed experimental group scores significant increase in comparison with control group (P < 0. 05) in all sub-scales (body pain، general health perceptions، emotional role functioning، social role functioning، mental health) except physical functioning & physical role functioning). Subsequently the results indicated that stress management is considered as an important part of the treatment.

The purpose of present research was to investigate the effectiveness of communication skills training for mother on reducing high- risk behaviors in their addict sons. The method used in this study is semi-experimental whit pre-test and post-test and control group. The statistical society consists of all the mothers with addictive sons whom their children were treating whit methadone in addiction renunciation clinic of Afarinesh. The sample consist of 40 people) 20 in experiment group and 20 in control group) that were selected through random sampling procedure. The experiment group had been participated in 8 sessions of relationship skills training while the control group had not received any interventions. Assessment instrument was»high risk questionnaire (HRQ) Zademohamadi and Ahmadabadi، 2009. The analysis of data covariance analysis was employed. The result of study indicates that relationship skills training significantly (p)

The goal of this paper was to examine effectiveness of reality therapy group counseling on academic motivation and academic procrastination of high school students. This study was a quasi-experimental research with pretest/posttest design with control group. The study population consisted of female high school students of Mashhad district 5 that failed in at least one of their courses in 89-90 academic years and had participated in remedial classes. The research sample consisted of 20 students that had scored very high or very low on the academic procrastination and academic motivation questionnaire and voluntarily chosen to participate in the research. The experiment group received 8 sessions of reality therapy group counseling. The measures used in this study include Academic Motivation Questionnaire - Student (Abdekhodaie 1387) and Procrastination Assessment Scale Student (Solomon & Rothblum، 1984). The data analyzed by using the analysis of covariance method (ANCOVA). Results of study reveald that reality therapy group counseling program significantly decreased academic procrastination but had no effect on academic motivation.

The aim of the current study was to examine effectiveness of combination of parent training program، working memory training on inhibition in children with Attention Deficit Hyper activity Disorder. Sample include 36 children with ADHD aged between 6 to 12 years were selected by convenience sampling method. The children that diagnosis with SNAP–IV، CBCL and clinical interview، were randomly assigned to the three interventions. To analyze of data MANCOVA were used. Result of study revealed that performance of the children of the combined group was not significantly difference compared with the other two groups in cognitive inhibition (P0. 05). Furthermore significant difference was observed between the combined treatment group and the other two groups in behavioral inhibition (P)

This study was aimed to compare of the effectiveness religious therapy and existential therapy in improvement of Suicide tendency among counseling centered clients of Kurdistan University. Thirty six students out of all referring to counseling Center in the Kurdistan University of Sanandaj were selected by resorting to random sampling method. Students were completed Beck Scale for Suicide ideation (1979) & diagnosed based on DSM- IV- R interview. Participants were randomly assigned into three groups (12 people in each Group). Therefore، three groups were organized as religious therapy and existential therapy and control groups. The Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation scale was employed both before and after interventions. The results showed that therapy based on religious therapy and existential therapy in affecting on reduction and improvement of Suicide tendency of students، Also therapy based on religious therapy was similar to existential therapy in improvement of Suicide tendency.

The main purpose of this research analytic-descriptive is to compare family function of patients with mood، psychotic or somatoform disorder patients at Qods hospital. The sample were selected through the available sampling procedure that consist of (N=150 in 3groups each group 50 person) and diagnosed by psychiatrist as mood، psychotic or somatoform disorder patients. Patients and their family were completed the MC Master family devise. Data were analysed by paired comparison، MANOVA، assumption of normality of distributions. Results of this study showed all groups have significant differences in all dimensions of family function except roles and most differences in groups were because of behavioural control dimension. Paired comparison results indicate that emotional involvement dimension was differ between mood with psychotic and psychotic with somatoform groups but hasn’t significant difference between mood and somatoform group. Emotional involvement decreased more in mood group. Behavioural control dimension hadn’t a significant difference between mood and psychotic group but difference between mood with somatoform and psychotic with somatoform group was significant. Results about global family function of patients were dysfunctional.

The article describes the development and validation of a new questionnaire to assess family function development based on developmental individual-difference relationship approach (DIR). The content and criterion validity and Cronbach''s alpha and test-retest and factor analysis methods were being used to evaluate the questionnaire validity and reliability. Criterion validity through McMaster Family Assessment Device (FA) was also obtained (- 0. 75). Principal component analysis was implemented with Varimax rotation analysis. With considering a seven-factor model، 67. 25% of the total variance was explained by seven factors. The results of reliability revealed that retest coefficient of developmental functioning family questionnaire is 93%، and the overall Cronbach alpha for this questionnaire is 92%. Moreover، Cronbach''s alpha for the subscales of the questionnaire was ranged from 0. 53 to 0. 72، signifying an acceptable reliability in overall. Consequently، it would be claimed that the developmental functioning family questionnaire، which was developed by researcher، has satisfactory reliability and validity، and can be used in to identify the strengths and weaknesses of family performance.