Clinical Psychology Studies

Abstract The purpose of the present research was to compare thought control strategies and cognitive appraisal of patients with Posttraumatic stress disorder. This research is a case-control study. The research sample consisted of 40 patients with PTSD and 40 normal persons which were selected by available sampling. To collect the data, Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory, Thought Control Questionnaire and The Impact of Event Scale-Revised were used. The MANOVA results showed that dysfunctional cognitive appraisal and use of inefficient thought control strategies in patients with PTSD is significantly greater than normal person. The results of multiple regressions also showed cognitive appraisal and thought control strategies percent 77 had significant contribute in prediction symptoms in patients with PTSD. The results suggested that thought control strategies and cognitive appraisal are related to PTSD symptoms. Also, the findings are consistent with Wells’ meta-cognitive model of PTSD.

Abstract The present study was an attempt to investigate the impacts of behavioral-cognitive therapy group with religious oriented on the woman of marital satisfaction. The participants were 22 wives attending to clinics in Tehran. They were selected trough convenient sampling and divided into control and experimental groups randomly. The experimental group received an 8- session- treatment but control group received no treatment. Therfore 22 woment who refered to psychologyical clinics in Tehran were selected by onhand  sampling and randomly divided in to one experimental and one control  group. the experimental group received 8 sessions of CBT techniques with religious oriented. The control group receve no intervention. The questionares were consisted of the enrich marital satisfaction inventory, and the attitud religous inventory.  The result of analysis of covariance showed that experimental group was significantly more effective than control group in increasing the marital satisfaction (p<0/0001(. The results of the present study verify the results of the previous related studies .Moreover, new guidelines for appropriate treatment of difference between the couples are also provided

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Abstract Aim of this study was to investigate the  relationship between migraine attacks and mental disorders.mental disorders is that disorders which assessed by Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI), and migrain predicated to transient ischemic attacks. The investigation hypothesis was: tendency to mental disorders assessed by MMPI in migraine patients is mor than normal population.fortesting hypothesis 66 persons diagnosed as migraine patient selected on medicine dosiers and compared with 66 sound person.in this study MMPI and a qustionaire related to history of migraine  administered and Multivariate Analysis Of Variance (MANOVA) is used for analysis of data.results confirmed our hypothesis.migraine patients had mor tendency to mental disorders in comparative with sound persons.thisdisorders were depression,hysteria,psychopath,paranoia,psychasthenia,chizophrenia,hypomania and hypochondria.totally results similar to former studies supported our hypothesis and this differences are significant in statistical viewpoint.

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 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.

Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to study the effect of stress inoculation training on perceived stress in different identity style. Participates from simple random samplings were chosen and identity style questionnaires were performed. Entrance criteria for participant include: Female, undergraduate students in educational courses, having psychological and physical health by self-report. 54 subjects were divided by random assignment into 2 subject groups on the basis of their identity style (normative, diffuse/avoidant). In the next stage perceived stress questionnaires were performed. Then treatment. In the post test we perceived stress questionnaires was applied. The results indicated. That stress inoculation training can decrease perceived stress, and explanations and evaluations of events in mind are important in stress. Changing on the basis of self instruction can affect on perceived stress.

Abstract The purpose of current research was to study of reasons and effective factors of divorce among couples referring to the family courts in Tehran. Research method was descriptive and analytical in which the involving factors in subject of divorce were studied. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire including demographic information and 16 questions concerning the common problems of the couples. It had been scored on a four-level Likert format and Cronbach's Alfa was found to be 0/70.The data was analyzed through using a Freedman analysis. The results indicated that the most number of the participants had 20 to 30 years old, high school diploma and had passed 5 years of their common life. Also the lack of Communicative Skills had higher rank in comparison with the other reasons.