COUNSELING CULTURE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Year:2011 | Volume:2 | Issue:6|Papers Count:7

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy in decreasing the maladaptive schemas of women with social anxiety disorder. The research method was a single-case experimental design with multiple baselines. Five patients were selected using purpose sampling method. They attended in 20 sessions of therapy individually according to Young's schema therapy model. The instruments used in this study were tests of social anxiety and Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ: long form).The improved diagnostic method and clinical significance were used for analyzing the data. The results showed that Young's schema therapy model reduced the activity of the early maladaptive schemas significantly in all areas of schemas.The results of follow-up showed the treatment had been persistent and effective.The Young's schema therapy model can be used for the treatment of chronic mental disorders that early maladaptive schemas play a primarily role in their persistence.

Human behavior in a family depends on different elements. Multi-generational approaches on personal and family development propose that dynamism in family of origin determines family and personal development. These multi-generational approaches believe that relational and transactional models are delivered during the generations through social and emotional development in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the assessing of couples perception on intimate and autonomy in family that they grow up in and its relation with perceived intimate and autonomy degree in the current family and the correlation between them and marital conflict. The Participants consisted of 200 couples (400 persons). The research instruments were the scale of the perception of family of origin and its revised form by the researcher and marital conflict questionnaire. The results of the study demonstrated that there was a significant relationship between the perception of the family of origin and current family (r=0/61).Also there was a positive correlation between the perception of women and men (respectively 0/51 & 0/69) and finally there was a negative correlation between the couple’s perception on the family of origin and the marital conflict in the current family.

The purpose of this research was to study and compare the efficacy of self-regulation training style on mental health of couples who were chosen from the war-affected families, the families who have at least one member killed or disabled in war. The population of study included all Isfahan war-affected couples. Clinical sample were selected using available sampling method from clients of counseling and rehabilitation center of 3 regions in Isfahan. Finally 16 couples were selected and randomly replaced in 2 experimental and 1 control groups. All groups completed CHQ questionnaire as pre-posttest. The first experimental group received 5 sessions of self-regulated couple program but control group did not receive any intervention. The results showed that couple therapy interventions based on self-regulation program significantly decreased physical, anxiety, social and depressive signs in couples (P<0.05).

The purpose of this research was to examine the effectiveness of training marital communication skills on the basis of Islamic teaching on marital adjustment. The statistical samples were 30 couples from larestan family court who were selected by random sampling and were assigned randomly into experimental and control group. The instrument used in this study was Q.A. test to verify the couples who had marital conflict. First the pretest was performed for both groups. After 10 sessions of trainings, the posttest performed again. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The findings indicated that training marital communication skills on the basis of Islamic teaching has positive effective on marital adjustment.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of semantic cognitive therapy on marital adjustment of paranoid couples in Isfahan. For this purpose, 18 couples of whom at least one was inpatient paranoia, having paranoid personality disorder or delusion disorder or paranoid schizophrenia who were hospitalized in psychiatry hospital for past 2 years, were randomly selected and distributed in two experimental (9 couples) and control (9 couples) groups. The research procedure was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The tool which was used in this research was Dyadic Adjustment Spanner (DAS). After pre-test was performed for all subjects, the experimental group attended seven sessions (each session two hours, once a week) in semantic cognitive therapy .Then, a post adjustment test was taken from both groups. The findings were analyzed by covariance analysis. The results showed that the cognitive therapy of semantic has improved the adjustment of all subjects (P=0/000).

The purpose of this study is to compare Temperament and Character dimension in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients with healthy group. For this purpose, 26 PTSD inpatients and 26 healthy individuals without psychiatric history were selected and completed TCI-125 inventory. The data analyzed using MANOVA test. The results showed that PTSD patients have significant differences in two temperament dimensions (Harm avoidance and Reward dependence) and two character dimensions (Self directedness and Cooperativeness). This study can help us in recognizing underlying factors of PTSD and improving therapy processes of this disorder.

The Subject of this study is narcissism, self-esteem, and aggression in adolescents. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between narcissism, self-esteem and dimensions of aggression and compare sex differences in these variables in adolescents.258 adolescents (124 boys and 134 girls) 14-18 years old, were selected by using multistage cluster random sampling method and were assessed by Narcissistic personality inventory (NPI-16) self-esteem and Aggression questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis and T test. The results showed positive significant relations between narcissism, self-esteem and aggression and negative relations between self-esteem and aggression. Multiple regression analysis showed that low self-esteem is most responsible in predicting aggression in adolescents. The findings showed no sex differences in features of narcissism and self-esteem among adolescents and sex differences in the dimensions of aggression was observed only in physical aggression. The results of this study can be beneficial for a better understanding of theoretical and clinical relationship between narcissism, self-esteem, and aggression in adolescents.