فصلنامه روان شناسی بالینی
سال هشتم شماره 4 (پیاپی 32، زمستان 1395)

The aim of this study was to investigate prediction of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on emotion regulation difficulties and thought control strategies.
The participants consistent of 149 people were living in villages in quake-hit of Harris city that was selected by convenience sampling. In order to data collection, PTSD symptom scale-interview (PSS-I), difficulties in emotion regulation scale (DERS) and thought control strategies questionnaire (TCQ) were used. Descriptive indexes, Pearson correlation test and stepwise regression analysis by SPSS-16 was used to analyze the data.
Results revealed significant positive relationship between PTSD, emotion regulation and thought control strategies (P According to role of emotion regulation difficulties especially difficulty in goal-directed behavior and also limited access to effective emotion regulation strategies as predictive of PTSD, it is concluded that emotion regulation training can be necessary in both of prevention and recovery of PTSD.

This study aimed to compare neuropsychological profile and cognitive emotion regulation in patients with obsessive – compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety.
The Study was causal-comparative. The study population included all patients who referred to psychiatric clinics in Shiraz in 2016. 60 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were selected based on convenience sampling. Also 30 of those who had no psychiatric diagnosis were selected as normal. Participants of study were matched based on the characteristics such as age, education and gender. Garnefski's Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and André Rey's Complex Figure Test were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by analysis of Variance and SPSS-20.
Results showed that there is no significant difference between three groups in terms of perceptual constancyº however, there was significant- difference between compulsive group and other two groups in terms of visual memory. Comparison of cognitive regulation from positive and negative aspects indicated that there was significant difference between normal groups and the other two groups in terms of positive cognitive regulation but no significant difference was found between three groups in terms of negative emotion regulation.
The results showed that OCD and anxiety disorder can be different situation in terms of neurocognitive functioning and emotion regulation in patients that this issue should be considered in design and implementation of treatment.

Psychopathy is compilation of emotional, interpersonal and behavioralPsychopathycharacteristics which represents callousness, fearlessness, deceitfulness, grandiosity, impulsiveness, excitement seeking and aggression.The triarchic model of psychopathy that characterizes this disorder based on three boldness, meanness and disinhibition constructs was advanced with aim of integrating different and contrasting historical approacheswas developed toward assess psychopathy.Aim of this study was to investigate role of Brain-Behavioral Systems in psychopathy disorder based on triarchic model of psychopathy.
In a causal correlation non-experimental design in form of structural equation modeling, 450 prisoners of various crimes in Urmia Central Prison was selected based on stratified random sampling method and triarchic measure of psychopathyas well as Carver and White’s BIS/BAS Scales were administered. Data were analyzed by using structural equation modeling with maximum likelihood estimation.
Finding showed that theoretical model has good fitness.Also FFFS had significant positive effect on boldness and had significant negative effect on disinhibition and meanness. BAS had significant positive effect on boldness, disinhibition and meanness and BIS had significant positive effect just on boldness and had no significant effect on disinhibition and meanness.
The results of this research approved role of Brain-Behavioral Systems in explaining triarchic model of psychopathy and showed that Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory had been tremendous influence on development of theoretical and research etiology of psychopathy and supported major role of behavioral activation system in psychopathy disorder.

This study was aimed to investigate significant contribution of coping strategies by mediated emotion regulation cognitive styles in college student's quality of life.
The present research method was correlational .Statistical population was included all undergraduate and graduate students of Isfahan University in second semester of 2013-2014 academic years. Participants also were 340 male and female students that were selected by multistage cluster sampling method among 13 Faculties. Tools were Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), Way of Coping Questionnaire (WOCQ) and World health organization Quality of Life brief scale (WHO-QOL-BREF1). The data were analyzed by path analysis and structural equation modeling.
The findings showed that: a)Problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies mediated by cognitive emotion regulation styles were considered powerful predictor and meaningful of quality of life for students. Standardized effects of positive and negative cognitive emotion regulation styles on student's quality of life were significant. B) There was no significant relationshipbetween emotion based coping strategies and quality of lifeand problem-focusedcoping strategiesand quality of lifehavestatisticallysignificant relationship. C)Positive and negative style of cognitive emotion regulation showed significant relationshipwith quality of life.
Despite all the limitations which individuals were experienced in college, enhancement of emotional competence and skills could be possible through training in proper emotion regulation in form of authentic training packages of cognitive - behavioral style and styles of problem-focused coping with demands and constraints of environmental stresses to enrich quality of life of this influential segment of society.

Disgust is basic emotion which associated with feelings of revulsion and withdrawal behaviors from dangerous situations. The aim of this study was to evaluate factor analysis of Persian version of Disgust Scale that was designed to measure individual's responses to various disgust-provoking situations.
300 individuals (185 boys and 115 girls) were selected by convenience sampling among students of Tabriz universities (Tabriz University,Payame Noor, Science and Research) and responded to Disgust Sensitivity Scale. Exploratory factor analysis with principal component analysis and varimax rotation,confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation, T-test and multivariate variance analysis was used to analyze data.
Exploratory factor analysis identified four factorswith 25 questions. Central disgust, contamination disgust, animal reminder disgust and sex disgust were discovered factors. The internal consistency of these factors was 0.74, 0.50, 0.74 and 0.58 respectively.The findings revealed that women compared to men have more disgust sensitivity.Also the evaluation of four factor structure by confirmatory factor analysis showed that this model compared to original model of scale and revised three factors model version had better fitness.
Research findings suggest that the Persian version of Disgust Scale is appropriate tool to individual's measure disgust sensitivitytoward disgust-provoking situations.

The high prevalence of breast cancer at early age and its psychological consequences for patients and their families make necessary research on cancer and its relationship with other psychological structures. The purpose of this research was to determine hierarchy of personal values and their relationship with subjective well-being among patients with breast cancer.
The research was descriptive and correlational. The 100 women with breast cancer from hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected by convenience sampling method. Participants were appraised by Schwartz's Value Scale (SVS) and Subjective Well-Being Scale.
Data analysis by using descriptive indicators showed that value priorities of female patients with breast cancer were security, conformity, benevolence, universalism, self-direction, tradition, hedonism, power and stimulation respectively. Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that all personal values except stimulation had positive and significant relationship with subjective well-being. Finally as results of stepwise regression analysis, self-direction plays strong role in prediction of subjective well-being.
Female patients with breast cancer concerned values which emphasize on preserving customs, traditions, stability, self and society's security, acceptance of others and interest in their welfare. Self-direction value is organized by independent thoughts and actions of individual have had most important role in maintaining patient's subjective well-being.

Depression and anxiety are affecting factors on increasing blood glucose. Psychological interventions are appropriate and low-cost methods for controlling these factors. This study aimed to assess effectiveness of biofeedback- relaxation on depression, anxiety and blood glucose in type I diabetic patients.

In this study which was quasi-experimental research by using pre-test and post-test with control group, sample group was selected among patients who referred to Kalar Health Center in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. Among existing records, 31 male and female patients (25-45 ages) were selected and randomly were assigned to control and experimental groups. The Beck Depression Inventory-II and Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used to assess depression and anxiety and their HbA1c test results were recorded. After pre-test, experimental group for 8 weeks was treated with biofeedback-relaxation and control group received no intervention. Then both of them were tested by post-test. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and covariance analysis were used for data analysis.

In the post-test, mean of depression of two groups was no significant difference with pre-test (0.805) but mean of state anxiety (p= 0.001), trait anxiety (p= 0.005) and blood glucose (p=0.000) in experimental group decreased significantly.

biofeedback-relaxation techniques reduces anxiety and blood glucose in patients with type I diabetes but has no effect on their depression.

Depression is the most common psychological disorder among dialysis patients which could endanger individual's health conditions and diseases. The present study was aimed to examine effectiveness of motivational interviewing on depression and hope on dialysis patients.
This study was quasi-experimental research by using pre-test and post-test with control group. The population consisted of all dialysis patients who referred Hajar Hospital of Shahrekord in summer of 2013. By using convenience sampling method, 30 patients were selected and randomly were divided into two experimental groups and one control group. The experimental group received 5 sessions of motivational interviewing weekly while control group received no intervention. Data were collected by Beck Depression Inventory and Snyder Hope Scale. Data was analyzed through multivariate analysis of covariance with SPSS21 software.
The results showed significant increasing in subscale of Corridor of Hope Scale and significant decreasing in depression score among experimental group (p Regarding effectiveness of motivational interviewing on depression and hope of dialysis patients and its cost-effectiveness and short-term, it is recommended that this method can be used to improve the mental health of dialysis patients.

Essential Hypertension (EH) is general health problem which is prevalent around worldwide. Based on previous studies, Essential Hypertension is significant risk factor for Chronic Diseases. The main purpose of this study was to compare acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) motivational interviewing (MI) on anxiety, depression, stress and hope in essential hypertensive patients.
This study was a semi-experimental study with pretest, post-test and follow-up. Subjects were first screened by using inclusion and exclusion criteria, therefore 39 hypertensive patients were selected who referred to Valiasr Hospital in Rasht city and randomly were divided into experimental and control groups (13 patients in each group). The motivational interviewing (MI) group was treated in 5 sessions and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) group was treated in 8 sessions while the control group did not receive any treatment. Research’s tools were stress, anxiety and depression and hope scale that in all three phases were completed by subjects.
The data was analyzed by MANCOVA and POST HOC statistical tests showed that ACT and MI, mean of depression, anxiety and stress was significantly lower than control group and also had higher hope. It was also found that ACT, was significantly lower in mean of anxiety and stress than MI group and higher in hope.
Based on research’s findings, ACT and MI are effective interventions in essential hypertensive patients.