Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran,

Abstract

Negative  automatic  thoughts,  negative  attitudes  and  intrusive memories  are  cognitive  features  associated  with  depression.  Negative interpretations from intrusive memories and avoidance reactions to them are associated with depression. Some of studies  assume  intrusive  Memories  features  (distress  associated  with  it  and  detachment  and numb feeling with it) as determinant of depression while based on the results of other studies responses  to  these  intrusive  can  predict  depression  very  well. The goal  of  this  study  is  toinvestigate  the  relationship  between  negative  automatic  thoughts, negative attitudes, intrusive memories  features  and responses to them with depression and  the ability of these variables  at  depression  prediction. Therefore, 112  women  between  25  and  35  years  old at Marefat Culture Home  completed the BDI-II, NAT Questionnaire, Cognitive Triad Inventory, and RIQ (Response to  Intrusions Questionnaire), and multivariable linear regression has been used  to  investigate  relationship  between  variables. Negative  automatic thoughts,  negative  attitudes  and  intrusive  memories  features  (distress  associated  with intrusive  memories  and  detachment  and  numb  feeling  with  retrieval  them)  can  predict depression,  while  negative  interpretations  from  intrusive  memories  and  suppression  and rumination  responses  cannot  predict  depression.  It can be concluded that if  past  unpleasant  events  do not  integrate  with  person's  story  life,  intrusive  memories  and  distress  and  numb  and detachment feeling with them can result depression.

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