Mohsen siavashy; noorali farrokhi; kourosh goodarzi; mahdi roozbahani
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The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of therapy by the help of a pet animal with play therapy in school children with behavioral disorders. The present study was applied regarding its purpose and is semi-experimental with three groups and pre- and post-tests. The statistical ...
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The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of therapy by the help of a pet animal with play therapy in school children with behavioral disorders. The present study was applied regarding its purpose and is semi-experimental with three groups and pre- and post-tests. The statistical population included all male school students who attended to the Education Counseling Center and Mahan Counseling Center and were identified to have behavioral disorders. The sample of the study was divided into one control group and two experimental groups, each including 15 participants with entry criteria, selected based on random sampling. For evaluating behavioral disorders in them, Rutter questionnaire (teacher scale) was used. Ten treatments sessions were held with the involvement of a pet animal for the first experimental group, based on the suggested content materials of Parish-Plus (2016) and Fine (2015). The content materials for play therapy with the second experimental group was developed and presented in 10 treatment sessions based on the suggestions of Cdauson and Sceffer (2010). To test the hypotheses of the study, one-way ANOVA and Tukey post-hoc tests were run using SPSS. The results indicated that both therapy methods were effective for reducing behavioral disorders. No significant difference was observed between the two methods regarding the reducing role in behavioral disorders. It seems that both play therapy and therapy with the help of a pet animal had significant effects on reducing behavioral disorders in school children.
Ali Mousavi Asl; Ahmad Borjali; Faramarz Sohrabi; Noorali Farrokhi
Volume 4, Issue 14 , January 2014, , Pages 1-20
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Although various psychological methods exist for treating symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), meta-analyses show that many patients suffering from the disorder still show no or little response to treatments. The present study therefore aimed to provide an answer to the question, ‘Does ...
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Although various psychological methods exist for treating symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), meta-analyses show that many patients suffering from the disorder still show no or little response to treatments. The present study therefore aimed to provide an answer to the question, ‘Does schema therapy have an effect on reducing symptoms of trauma recurrence in wounded in actions with PTSD?’, and to evaluate effectiveness of the new therapy method on treating chronic symptoms which were resistant to other psychological therapies. The study used a single-case empirical design with multiple baselines. Scales used were Young Schema Questionnaire (short from), Young Compensation Inventory, YoungRygh Avoidance Inventory, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, and Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. The statistical society included wounded in actions with chronic PTSD symptoms, of which 3 were chosen for the study using purposeful convenient sampling. The treatment consisted of 21 sessions for each subject with a two-month follow-up. The data were analyzed using various statistical methods, including mean, coefficient of variation, Z-test, and clinical cure rate.Findings indicated that schema therapy was successful in reducing symptoms of recurrent PTSD and in decreasing activity of maladaptive schemas. Moreover, the results sustained in the follow-up phase.
