Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
Year:2018 | Volume:5 | Issue:5 |Papers Count:8

Introduction: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases and many psychological factors are involved in the onset and severity of the disease. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on mindfulness and quality of life for patients with asthma. Method: In this quasi-experimental study, convenience sampling method with pre-test and post-test design was used along with control and intervention groups. 144 patients with asthma filled out quality of life Inventory asthma and mindfulness Inventory. 45 people showed a a high score on scales of quality of life; but, low score in mindfulness. Among them, 24 were randomly selected and were assigned to control and experimental groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of one and a half hours of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, but the control group did not receive any treatment. T. test was used to compare the quantitative variables between the two groups, and Chi-square test was used for qualitative variables by SPSS v. 22 software. Results: Data analysis showed that in the post-test stage, the mindfulness level of the experimental group significantly decreased compared to the control group (p = 0. 002). Although the level of quality of life decreased in the experimental group, it was not significant (p = 0/351). Conclusion: Considering the role of psychological problems in asthma and the effective role of mindfulness in decreasing the psychological symptoms of patients, it is recommended that in order to scales of quality of life and low score in mindfulness in patients with asthma, along with routine medical therapies, use mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to improve their psychological problems.

Introduction: Bilingual students have some problems about learning due to differences between educational and mother language, that self-regulatory and metacognitive strategies can moderate it. Aim: The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between self-regulated learning and metacognitive strategies of reading and problems of learning in second language among bilingual students. Method: The research method was descriptive-correlational. A total number of 390 participants were selected randomly. Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI), and Colorado Learning Difficulties Questionnaire (CLDQ) were utilized to collect the required data. Results: Fitting the structural model showed that there was a negative relationship between self-regulated learning and metacognitive strategies of reading and problems of learning in second language. Conclusion: According to these results, exploration and enhancing of self-regulated learning and metacognitive strategies could help bilingual students to solve learning problems and improve academic performance.

Introduction: The burden of taking care of patients with psychotic disorders can increase stress and reduce mental health, quality of life and marital satisfaction. Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare mental health, resilience and marital satisfaction in women with schizophrenia and mood disorder with spouses. Method: The research method was descriptive-analytic and the statistical population consisted of the spouses of all male patients admitted in Rasht psychiatric hospital in Rasht, Iran during the period from 1394 to 1395. They were diagnosed with psychotic disorders. 187 women were selected using purposeful sampling and 187 normal-wife women were selected and completed three questionnaires including mental health check list, Enrique's Conner, Davidson and marital satisfaction questionnaires. SPSS-22 software and multivariate analysis of covariance analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: The research showed that there was a significant difference between two groups in terms of mental health (t = 4. 387). Women with psychosis spouses had more symptoms than those with healthy husbands under the mental health components. The survival rate of women with menopausal psychosis was lower than normal group (t = 3. 231) (P = 0. 001). The components of marital satisfaction were significant at the level of 0. 05. This indicates a low level of marital satisfaction among the women compared to the peer group. Conclusion: Responsibility for living among women with schizophrenic wife has been more than bipolar disorder due to a severe decline in these patients' performance. These psychological stresses have led to a decrease in quality of life, persistence and dissatisfaction with marital life, which led to a decrease in mental health they will be.

Introduction: Marital satisfaction and psychological well-being are the two domains of mental health. Their promotion is inversely related to common disorders, such as depression and anxiety Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group well-being therapy on marital satisfaction and psychological well-being of housewives Method: quasi-experimental study with pre-and post-test and control group, a sample of 30 housewives aged 20-50 years old, were selected by convenience sampling method and were assigned to two groups of 15 subjects. The instruments included marital satisfaction questionnaire Results: Covariance analysis showed that group welfare treatment is effective on marital satisfaction and psychological well-being of housewives Conclusion: According to findings, we can use well-being therapy to increase marital satisfaction and psychological well-being of housewives.

Introduction: Depression is recognized as one of the most common disabling and recurrent disorders with changes in emotional, cognitive, and neurobiological functions over a two-weekperiod. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on positive affect, psychological flexibility and mind-awareness components of people with depression symptoms. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with control and experimental group as pre-test and post-test. 30 students with depression symptoms were selected using purposeful sampling. They were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of cognitive therapy based on mind-awareness while the control group received no training at al. Beck Depression Inventory, Acceptance and Practice Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and Five-Point Mindfulness Questionnaire were used for data collection. Results: The results showed that cognitive therapy based on Mindfulness increases the scores of the experimental group in the positive affection, psychological flexibility and component of mindfulness and decreased levels of negative affect. Conclusion: cognitive therapy based on Mindfulness is effective to enhance positive affec, psychological flexibility and mindfulness components.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the common psychological disorders that effects on the most aspects of individuals’ life. In this regard, various studies have been explored to examine underlying factors involved in the psychopathology of this disorder. One of these factors is the anxiety sensitivity (AS) that refers to the fear of anxiety-related sensation. AS can play a role in this disorder in various ways, such as fear of losing control of mental abilities, fear of somatic sensation, and sensitivity to the negative evaluation of others. On the other hand, dimensional models of OCD revealed that each phenotypes of this disorder is associated with different aspects of the AS. Finally, examination of existing treatments suggests that AS can be considered as an important therapeutic factor in the treatment of OCD.

Introduction: Female householders have a low quality of life due to their hard life condition. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment on life quality of households head women sponsored by Tehran welfare organization. Method: The research method was semi-experimental, pretest-posttest with control group and one month follow-up. Among the centers covered by the Welfare Organization of Tehran, a center was selected by purposive sampling method, afterwards among the households head women sponsored by this center, 30 women were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups and then The World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire was administered to them. The intervention group conducted eight 90 minutes treatment sessions. Quality of life questionnaire was performed as a post-test. Results: The results of post-test covariance analysis showed that the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment was significant (P <0. 01) on the quality of life of households head women. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, treatment based on acceptance and commitment can be used to increase the life quality of households head women.

Introduction: Mindfulness-Based cognitive therapy is one of the techniques for shaping behavior and procedure for changing non-adaptive beliefs by using cognitive-behavioral theory to treat addiction disorders. Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on Mindfulness on emotional regulation of opioid users. Method: In a pretest-posttest with control group among 20 drug users in Sanandaj city, 20 patients were selected through available sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of 10 experimental and control groups Replaced. The experimental group received knowledge about cognitive-based cognitive therapy for 8 sessions of 90 minutes (1 session per week), but no training was provided for the control group. The members of both groups were tested on the basis of the emotional regulation scale by Nadia Garnefski, Vuyan Kraaij and Philip Spinhoven. Data were analyzed by independent t-test. Results: The results showed that the mean score of the variable of the total index of difficulty in emotional regulation in the experimental group was significantly decreased in the experimental group compared with the control group in the post-test with the control of the pre-test effect (P <0. 001). Conclusion: Mindfulness-Based cognitive therapy strategies help people to set up arousal and emotional excitement. Accordingly, the findings of this study indicate that cognitive therapy based on Mindfulness in preventing the return of opioid dependents has been effective.