COUNSELING CULTURE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Year:2012 | Volume:2 | Issue:8|Papers Count:7

The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of training self-expression and critical thinking skills on the boy's identity crisis under the social welfare office of Kalat. This paper was done in a semi-experimental method using pre and pro group test. In this research, a group of 15-20 year-old-boys who were under the support of Social Welfare Office of Kalat and obtained low degree in the questionnaire of "identity crisis" were chosen. Among them, 13 subjects were randomly selected. After training self-expression and critical thinking skills to the subjects the previous questionnaire was taken again.T-test was used for statistical analyses. These findings indicated that training life skills (self-expression and critical thinking skills) can decrease level of identity crisis and life dissatisfaction and a significant promotion in self-esteem as well.

The objective of this study was the effect of interference in group supportive psychotherapy by IPT method in reducing depressive symptoms of addicted patients. Such kind of research is done in true experimental way that involves both pretest- posttest randomized group design with controlled group. Participants were 22 addicted patients with 14 score and more in Beck Depressive Inventory- II. They were specified randomly in to two groups: 10 participants in experimental group and 12 participants in controlled group. The subjects in experimental group participated in 12 sessions of group interpersonal psychotherapy. To analyze the data, the autonomous T-test was utilized. The Results showed that group supportive psychotherapy by IPT method could create significantly dwindle depressive symptoms (p=0/002, t=5/24) in the male experimental group in compression to the controlled group. According to the results, group supportive psychotherapy by IPT method demonstrated effectiveness in reducing depressive symptoms in addicted patients.

The aim of the current study was to investigate the different aspects of identity among the students of Tehran universities with a focus on the role of sexual differences.The statistical community included all the students who were studying at Tehran universities. The sample entailed 1000 persons that were selected by stratified random sampling. Religious, national identity scale and the revised questionnaires on identity style were the means of the study. Multiple-variance analysis of variance was applied for the analysis and interpretation of data.The findings of this study represented that the female group has achieved a higher scale in information, norms and commitment of identity in comparison to the male group. Whereas, the male group showed a higher mean in the sub-scale of diffuse/avoidance; the female group showed a higher mean in all the sub-scales of national and religious identity. On the whole, the present study revealed that all the sub-scales of identity in religious, psychological well-being, informative, normative and commitment aspects in female students are higher than male ones while, the diffuse and avoidance identity were higher in the male students. Generally, these findings proved psychological and social disorientation among the male students in comparison to the females. Since the male population (community) of the society is considered as more active and dynamic, this issue needs the serious consideration of those in charge.

The current research is aimed at determining the effectiveness of the teaching painting on decreasing the amount of anxiety in third grade elementary school boys from the second educational district in Tehran in 88-99.The method of research is semi-experimental using pre-test and post-test in a randomized assigned intervention and control groups. To do so, an elementary school among the boys branch of the second educational and pedagogical district was randomly selected, then 123 students were assessed by children questionnaire in anxiety scale. Thirty anxious students were selected and put randomly in experimental group (n=15) and 15 others in control group. Then teaching painting was given to experimental group for ten sessions and each session took forty minutes and to the controlled group no teaching was given.After teaching, both controlled and experimental groups were given posttest respectively. To analyze the data, the covariance interpretation was given. The results indicate that there is significant difference between controlled and experimental groups that show the efficiency of teaching painting in anxiety reduction.

The current study is designed to assess the efficiency of the 7 step therapy of Fortinberry and Murray for overcoming depression, anxiety and stress of female students of Alame Tabatabaie University who live in dormitory. Twenty three students (19-26 years), who were diagnosed to have depression according to Beck depression test and agreed in participating, were divided to 2 groups (experimental group 12 students and controlled group 11 students). The intervention was in experimental group, 9 sessions of 7 steps Program. Beck depression test is done again for 2 groups after the intervention. Also in the 3rs, 7th and last session, students of both groups tested by DASS test. The results of this research showed that there lies a wide difference in the grades of depression and anxiety of experimental and controlled groups in DASS aspect. The outcome of this research can significantly help the personal psychological health and the consoling centers of university can be influential in medication skills relating to such people.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between psychological capital and intraprunership among faculty members at University of Isfahan. Therefore, 165 faculty members were randomly chosen out of 463 members as sample group of the study. The Lutherans et.al (2007) standard questionnaire was used to analyze the psychological capital and the researcher made questionnaire was used to analyze the intraprunership at the university. The results indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship between psychological capital (self-efficiency, self-confidence, hopefulness, optimism and flexibility) and intraprunership of faculty members. Also, the regression analysis showed that none of components of psychological capital can soley predict intraprunership among faculty members.

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of Career counseling by the method of Dewis Career adjustment on the fall of personal accomplishment in married employees of Behbahan IAU. The research was experimental and the participants were the married male employees of the university in 1387.To do so, 40 married male employees who got over 50% points of the questionnaire`s value in the personal non-accomplishment feelings were randomly selected and divided into two groups of experimental (including 20 participants) and control (including 20 participants) ones. The experimental group participated in 8 group-counseling-sessions of 90 minutes based on Dawis work adjustment theory.The follow-up session was held one month later after the end of the previous sessions. To analyze the data, the t-test of independent groups, as well as covariance analysis were utilized. At p<0.05 level the findings show that career counseling by the method of Dawis Career adjustment has an effect in the fall of personal accomplishment in married male employees at two stages of post-test and follow-up.