Zobeir Samimi; Jafar Hassani
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of emotional working memory training on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategiesin adolescents afflicted with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD). Five adolescents (M: 2 F: 3) were selected voluntarily by some recognizing tools (SCID-I) & (IES-R)) ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of emotional working memory training on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategiesin adolescents afflicted with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD). Five adolescents (M: 2 F: 3) were selected voluntarily by some recognizing tools (SCID-I) & (IES-R)) from one of the working child care center in Karaj. Selected people – one by one were under emotional working memory training during 20 sessions. All people were assessed during three stages- pre-training, in training and 2-month follow-up by Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. For data analysis variance analysis (repeated measures) and Bonferroni test were used. The results represents that emotional working memory training results in increase in ability of participants in adaptive strategies: Refocus on Planning and Positive Reappraisal components. Also, in non-adaptive strategies: Self-blame, Catastrophizing and Other-blame had significant decreases in participants from pretest to post test and then to follow up. Regarding the current study, it can be said that emotional working memory training is an appropriate choice for improve Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in adolescents suffering from Post- Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD).
R. Dargahiyan (M. A); Sh. Mohammad Khani (Ph. D); J. Hassani (Ph. D); J Shams (Ph. D)
Volume 1, Issue 3 , February 2011, , Pages 81-104
Abstract
Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a new and emerging approach that focuses on reducing unhelpful cognitive processes and facilitating metacognitive styles of processing. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of metacognitive therapy on improving of metacognitive beliefs, rumination, and ...
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Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a new and emerging approach that focuses on reducing unhelpful cognitive processes and facilitating metacognitive styles of processing. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of metacognitive therapy on improving of metacognitive beliefs, rumination, and depression symptoms of major depressive patient.
In a single case experiment with multiple baseline design a woman suffering from MDD were treated with eighth weekly sessions of MCT and antidepressant medications. Second woman with the same diagnostic a control case only received antidepressant medications. Instruments used in this research were included MDD-S, Metacognitive beliefs, (MCQ), Ruminative style (RRS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II).
Results indicated that metacognitive treatment result in improvement of subject's scores in Beck depression scale that reduced from 35 to 6 in posttest and 2 months follow up. The scores of scales of CAS and MDD-S showed remarkable reduction. But the control case who recived only antidepressant medications didn't show any significant changes in decrease of symptoms in follow up.
