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Losing a family member is the biggest crisis a person has to face. Due to the quarantine conditions and the lack of mourning and emotional evacuation, and due to the fact that mourning is a social reaction, the aim of this study was to investigate the participants' experience of mourning after the death of a family member due to coronary heart disease. In this research, descriptive phenomenological qualitative research (lived experience) has been used to collect and evaluate information about the experience of mourning. Twelve participants who experienced the death of a family member were selected by purposive sampling method and data collection was continued through in-depth interviews with them until the data reached saturation. Data analysis and interpretation were performed by Colaizzi method and phenomenological approach. After analyzing the results, four main clusters and ten sub-clusters were extracted. The results of this study confirm that the lack of mourning in coronary heart disease survivors has had significant consequences.

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the effective of the training program of executive functions on improving levels of theory of mind in children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder. The research method was semi-experimental with post-test pre-test with control group. The study population included all 6- to 8-year-old children in Tabriz, of whom 30 were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental (15) and control (15) groups.Then the Theory of Mind Questionnaire (Hutchins, Perlock , Bonazinga , 2012) was completed by parents of both groups. After performing the pre-test, the experimental group was trained in the executive functions program. The program was designed by researchers and consisted of 24 sessions in which 4 skills (working memory, inhibition, flexibility and attention training) were taught, At this stage, the children in the control group did not receive any training. The post-test was performed again and the data obtained from the pre-test and post-test were analyzed using analysis of covariance.The data showed a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in the post-test of variable theory of mind scores after adjusting for the effect of pre-test of theory of mind(P<01). Based on this study, it can be suggested that improving the executive functions can increase the levels of theory of mind.

This study aimed at comparing functional analysis therapy and compassionate therapy on distress tolerance and difficulty in regulating emotion among cardiovascular patients. It was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and a control group. The statistical population included all cardiovascular patients in Mashhad in 2020. The sample consisted of 45 cardiovascular patients referred to Valiasr clinic who were selected by convenience sampling method and then were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 patients in each group) and a control group (15 patients). After the pre-test, the experimental groups underwent functional analysis psychotherapy and compassionate therapy interventions, and at the end, both groups took the post-test, but the control group did not receive any intervention. The research instruments included the Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) and the Emotion Regulation Difficulty Questionnaire (Roemer and Gratz, 2004). Data were analyzed using SPSS software and multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of functional analysis psychotherapy and compassion therapy on the tolerance of distress and difficulty in regulating emotion in patients with cardiovascular diseases (P<0.05). Compassionate therapy was more effective than the functional analysis psychotherapy on the tolerance of distress and difficulty in regulating emotion in patients with cardiovascular disease. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that compassion therapy led to increased anxiety tolerance and reduced difficulty in regulating the emotion of cardiovascular patients.

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) on reducing the symptoms and defensive mechanisms of cluster C personality disorders. This study was a quasi-experimental study with a single-subject A-B-A design. The statistical population of this study consisted of all individuals with cluster C personality disorders in Tehran in 2019. Among the above statistical population, 9 individuals who received diagnoses of three dependent, obsessive-compulsive and avoidant personality disorders based on the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID-II) was selected by purposive sampling method. The instruments used in this study were: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (Millon, 1977), Defense Style Questionnaire-40 (Andrews, Singh & Bond, 1993) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (First, Gibbon, Spitzer, Williams & Benjamin, 1997). In addition, the ISTDP protocol was applied to the research sample according to the Davanlo (1995, 2000) approach for 15 sessions once a week and each session for one hour. Subjects were assessed after baseline assessment, once every 3 sessions, and after the treatment sessions, 3 follow-up assessments were performed at one-month intervals. Data were analyzed using Friedman test and SPSS software version 24. Findings showed that ISTDP reduced symptoms of cluster C personality disorder. Also, this treatment had a significant effect on the reduction of, immature, neurotic defensive and in increasing use of mature defensive mechanisms (p <0.05).

This study aimed to investigate and to deeply understand challenges of mothers with autism children in the encountering of Covid-19 epidemic. The current study applies qualitative method. Purposive sampling and information saturating criteria is utilized in this study. Data were gathered on semi-structured depth interviews in 2022 year with fourteen mothers who had had an autism child in Tehran. The trustworthiness of this study was evaluated by peer reviews and group member checks. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Challenges of mothers were categorized in five main themes and Seventeen sub themes. Main themes include: The cycle of failure, increased symptoms of the disorder, increased roles and more resentment of the mother, lacks of support and pressure of Corona etiquette were the causes of stress and aggravation of maternal problems. This research showed that a family with child autism involves severely financial costs and they have to spend a lot of time and energy. family members suffer from annoying child behaviors and society reactions and they even have had difficulty in doing routine. In addition, Challenges related with covid-19 pandemic including Hygienic protocols and quarantine restrictions have made the situation worse than before. Therefore, seeing the special needs of families with autism children in social policy, providing services of psycho-social support for this group of families in the face of crises, raising public awareness about autism and developing social services to reduce problem is essential for promoting family resilience.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of behavioral parenting training to mothers with training social skills to children on emotional regulation and symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder in children. The method of this research was semi-experimental and including pre-test-post-test designs with two experimental groups and one control group. The statistical population of the study included fourth grade male students and their mothers who had referred to psychology clinics in Tehran District 5 between August and September 2020. From the mentioned community, 50 children with oppositional defiant disorder who met the inclusion criteria were selected and 45 of them were assigned to three groups of 15 according to Morgan table by purposive sampling method. The sessions of the experimental group consisted of 12 90-minute sessions in which children were taught social skills in one of the experimental groups. In the other experimental group, mothers of children received behavioral parenting training and the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the study. In order to assess the participants, DSM 5 criteria were used to diagnose oppositional defiant disorder and the (Shields & Cicchetti, 1997) Emotion Regulation Checklist and (Achenbach's, 1991) Child Behavior Checklist. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics, analysis of covariance and pairwise comparison were used by Sidak test. The results showed that both methods were effective for emotional regulation and behavioral symptoms (P<0.05), but no significant difference was observed between the two methods for research variables and their dimensions (P>0.05).

The aim of the research was to analyze patterns based on work behavior n the prevention policy. The research method i was qualitative with an inductive theme analysis approach. The study population was the prevention police employees of Tehran and the participants were conducted with the purposeful sampling method on prevention police employees of Tehran . People's experiences were investigated with in-depth and semi-structured interview tools, and the data reached saturation with 31 interviews. From the analysis of the collected interviews, were done and the main concept of "patterns based on work behavior "was discovered, and in the first stage of coding, 197 themes were extracted from the text of the interviews. In the second stage, 67 themes were abstracted based on the obtained criteria. In the third stage, 8 themes of the well-being work behavior models,, health , anxious/avoidant , ambitious/dominant , depressed ,burnout , and dependent and obsessive were extracted from it. Validation of the data was done by the feedback method of the participants and the method of independent coders. Validation of the themes was done using the expert group method, and the criteria for determining the accuracy and robustness of the data were examined and confirmed. The results show that there are some behavioral models related to work which can affect the level of adaptability, psychological injuries caused by the job, and productivity. Therefore, paying attention to this effective factor in the formulation of preventive educational programs and interventions can be considered.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of academic buoyancy and academic self- handicapping on life satisfaction of second high school students through the mediation of adolescent perception of parenting educational methods by path analysis. The statistical population included students of Arak city who were studying mathematics, experimental and humanities in the Second Period public high schools and were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The number of sample people was considered as 719 students, considering the probability of failure in completing the questionnaires. Data collection tools included Academic Boyancy Questionnaire (Dehghanizadeh & Hossein Chari), Academic Self- handicapping (ASHS) ( Schwinger & Stiensmeier-Pelster), Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction (MSLSS) (Huebner) and Adolescent Perception of Parenting Educational Methods (POPS)( Robbins). The obtained data were analyzed by the structural equation model of latent variable type. In order to verify the model's fit, the values of the ratio of chi-square to degree of freedom, (RMSEA), (CFI), (NFI), (TLI), (IFI) and Cronbach's alpha were reported that indicate appropriate model reliability. Findings showed that buoyancy and academic self- handicapping have a direct and significant effect on life satisfaction and adolescent perception of parenting educational methods. The direct effect of the mediating variable on life satisfaction was also confirmed. By doing this research, by observing educational problems or lack of mental health and identifying the factors affecting it in students, appropriate programs can be implemented to increase life satisfaction in students.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of Imago Therapy Training on cognitive flexibility and parenting stress of couples with deaf children aged 7-12 years in Khorramabad.

This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pre-test and post-test. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all couples with deaf children aged 7 to 12 years who had a file in the welfare center of Khorramabad in 2021. From the statistical population, 30 people were randomly selected and then this number of subjects were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). Research data were collected using the Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire of Dena and Van der Waals (2010) and the Barry and Jones Parent Stress Questionnaire (1995). The experimental group underwent immatotherapy training for 10 sessions of 2 hours. Data were analyzed by multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance.

The results of the analysis of research data showed that imagotherapy therapy has been effective in increasing cognitive flexibility and reducing the stress of parenting couples (P <0/01). The results of this study indicated the useful application of imagotherapy education approach in improving cognitive flexibility and reducing parenting stress of couples with deaf children.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of cognitive avoidance and fear of failure by mediating difficulty in regulating emotion in predicting academic procrastination. The method of this research is correlation. The statistical population of this study was secondary school students of Bastak. 234 students (122 males and 112 females) were selected using random multistage cluster sampling method. data were collected using Sexton & Dugas’ Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (2008), Conroy, Willow & Metzler’s fear of failure Scale (2002), Gratz & Roemer’s Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (2004) and Solomon & Rothblum’s Academic Procrastination Scale (1984). The data were analyzed using methods of multiple regression analysis and path analysis by SPSS 20 and Amos 20 software. Data analysis showed that difficulties in emotion regulation subscale including non acceptance of Emotional response, difficulties engaging in goal directed behavior and limited access of emotion regulation strategies mediated to some extent between cognitive avoidance and fear of failure with academic procrastination. Therefore, teachers, trainers and consultants to reduce academic procrastination should challenge with negative and maladaptive cognitive and emotional beliefs(Cognitive Avoidance & fear of failure) and, on the other, to replace more appropriate strategies for management and regulation of emotions.

Emotions are central to all aspects of human experience and are an integral part of principals' jobs and lives. Due to the nature of their job, elementary and high school principals need to be aware of their own and others' emotions and manage their emotions. These observations suggest that the emotional aspect of leadership warrants further investigation. The present study aimed to validate the Principals' Emotions Inventory (Chen, 2020). The statistical population of the study was all elementary and high school principals in Mashhad who were engaged in management in the academic year 2020-2021. The sample size determined 450 people based on Cochran's formula. Participants were selected by the available sampling method. Principals' Emotions Inventory, after translation and validation, was distributed and completed electronically and in pencil and paper format among the research sample. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the validity of the structure and the alpha coefficient was used for reliability. The results confirmed the fit of the model and the structure of the internal relations of the items. The alpha coefficient for the Principals' Emotion Inventory was equal to 0.85 and for the factors of enjoyment (0.88), pride (0.96), frustration (0.86), anxiety (0.85), and hopelessness (0.89). The results showed that the principals' emotions inventory has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used as a valid instrument in the study of principal emotions.

The aim of this study was the structural effect of attachment styles on perceived competency mediated by self-esteem in fourth, fifth and sixth grade elementary students. This study was a descriptive-analytical correlational study. The statistical population included all students of the second year of elementary school (fourth, fifth and sixth) in the city of Quds in 2019-2020. The sample consisted of 400 fourth, fifth and sixth grade elementary students 200 girls and 200 boys) who were selected by simple random sampling and completed The Harter Children's Self-Perception Profile, Coopersmith's Self-Esteem Questionnaire, and The Kinship Center Attachment Questionnaire. Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling were used using SPSS version 24 and LiserL 8 software. The results showed that attachment styles predict competency perception, directly and through self-esteem. The results of this study showed that planners and counselors to pay attention to the important and fundamental role of self-esteem and attachment styles to increase competence perception in students and to promote them by holding workshops.

The aim of this study was to predict parenting styles based on educational motivation and critical thinking with respect to the mediating role of hardiness. The research method was applied research and its implementation method was descriptive (non-experimental) and the research design was relational - Correlation and mediator analysis. The statistical population of this study was female primary school students in KARAJ (district 4) in 2017, from which 400 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Research data were collected through these ways: parenting style questionnaire (Baumrind, 1971), educational motivation questionnaire (Harter, 1980), Ricketts critical thinking orientation questionnaire (Ricketts, 2003) and Ahvaz Hardiness Inventory, (2000). In order to test the hypotheses and analyze the data, multiple regression and SOBEL test were used. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between dictatorial, authoritarian and negligent parenting styles with students' educational motivation and critical thinking (P = 0.001). Also, educational motivation and critical thinking were able to predict parenting styles due to their hardiness.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavior therapy on female sexual interest/arousal disorder, sexual intimacy and sexual self- concept of married women referring to counseling centers in Isfahan city. This was a quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest, three months follow up and control group. The population included married women with sexual interest arousal problems who responded to calls from counseling centers. 45 Samples were selected with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-fifth edition criteria and female sexual function questionnaire scores. Subjects were randomly assigned in two experimental groups and control group. The experimental groups received 8 sessions 90 minutes weekly intervention. The instruments used in this study included Rosen Female Sexual Function Questionnaire, Botlani Sexual Intimacy Questionnaire and Snell Sexual Self- Concept Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed by analysis of covariance with repeated measures. The results showed that both treatment approaches had a significant effect on all three variables. (P>0.05). And there was no significant difference between the two treatment approaches. Thus, both therapeutic interventions can be used to improve sexual desire / arousal disorders and increase sexual intimacy and sexual self-concept.

Aim of this present study was investigating the effect of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms on job performance with meditation of quality. The research method was descriptive correlational. The research population consisted of 400 employees of Iran Khodro Mashhad Company, which according to Morgan table, 196 people were randomly selected. Questionnaires were used to collect data were Adult ADHD Rating Scale (Barkley, 2011), Job Performance (Paterson, 1970), Quality of Life ( Sheboune & Ware, 1992). The proposed model was evaluated using structural equation modeling using AMOS and SPSS software version 22. The finding showed that the final model has suitable fitness to research data. Direct effect of deficit attention and job performance, attention deficit and life quality, impulsivity and life quality, life quality and performance job were significant (p<0.01). The results of Bootstrap for the intermediate pathways of the final model showed that the indirect effect between the variables of attention deficit and job performance, impulsivity and job performance through mediation life quality was significant (p <0.01).

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills on positive and negative signs, and general psychopathology of patients with schizophrenia. In this quasi-experimental study, among the patients admitted to Ebn'e Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Mashhad who met the inclusion criteria, 50 people were randomly selected and divided into two groups of intervention (26 people) and control (24 people). The intervention group received cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills based on the protocol of Kashani-Lotfabadi & et al (2020) and the control group were placed on a waiting list. The research was conducted using available sampling method as pretest-posttest and follow up with a control group. Data were collected and evaluated by the Positive and Negative Clinical Syndrome Rating Scale (Kay, Fiszbein, Opler. 1987) in three stages. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that cognitive-behavioral group training of self-care skills can be effective in reducing the negative symptoms of patients with schizophrenia (p<0.05). But there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of changes in positive symptoms and general psychopathology (P <0.05).

The aim of this research was to study the effects of mindfulness training on academic boredom and burnout of students with bullying behavior. The research design was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest with a control group. The study population included all male and female students with bullying behavior in the second secondary level of Bostan Abad city, in the academic year of 2021, and 30 of them were selected by using the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. The Bullying questionnaire of Olweus (1989), Barco’s Academic Burnout questionnaire (1997), and Pekrun’s Academic Boredom questionnaire (2002) were used to collect the data. The mindfulness intervention program was held in eight 45-minute sessions for the experimental group. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed that the impact of a mindfulness training program on Academic Burnout was 85% and on Academic Boredom of students with bullying disorder was 78% (p<0.05). Results of a result, mindfulness training can be used to improve the boredom and academic burnout of bullied students. According to the consultants, can use the results of this research to improve the professional skills of teachers and schools to deal with students' academic problems.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Bowen's system therapy and the combination therapy of Bowen's system and neurofeedback on reducing students' anxiety. This study was a semi-experimental pretest-posttest design and follow-up with a control group. The statistical society of the study included students of higher education centers in Bojnourd city who were studying in 1398-99. From the target population, 5 centers were randomly selected. The students of these centers, who had severely and very severely anxious in the initialAnxiety(Zung, 1971) screening test, were selected and 30 members of the selected group were selected through random selection and random substitution in the two experimental group and one control group, the number of persons in each group was ten. The first group received 9 sessions of Bowen's system therapy, the second group simultaneously received 9 sessions of Bowen's system therapy and 15sessions neurofeedback therapy. Date were collected through Zung Anxiety Questionnaire(1971).for Analyzing the data, multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS software was used. multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that the combination therapy of Bowen's system and neurofeedback reduced the level of anxiety and its symptoms(p<0/001) and Bowen system therapy reduced emotional anxiety symptoms(p<0/05). also, The results of pairwise comparison based on LSD test showed that combination therapy of Bowen's system and neurofeedback due to the simultaneous use of biological and psychological feedback had a significant and greater effectiveness in reducing the level of anxiety and its symptoms(p<0/001).

The purpose of current study was to investigate the effectiveness of filial therapy on fear of coronavirus in children. The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest, and control group. The statistical population consisted of all mothers of children with complain of fear of coronavirus visiting counseling centers in Isfahan, Iran, from among whom 22 people were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight sessions of filial therapy sessions, while the control group received no training. Data collection instrument was fear of covid-19 scale (FCV-19S) (Ahorsu et al, 2020) that was standardized and visualized in children society. Date were analyzed by univariate covariance in SPSS version 21. filial therapy was an effective intervention in reducing fear of coronavirus in children (p<0.01). filial therapy, like other psychological and pharmacological interventions, can improve the fear of coronavirus in children.
Key words: play therapy, filial therapy, fear of coronavirus, children

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between behavioral brain systems with coping strategies and self-efficacy in methadone addicts. The method used in this study is descriptive correlation; the statistical population in this study includes all methadone addicts referred to Modares Psychiatric Center in February and March 2017 and April 2016, from which 195 people were randomly selected as a sample. Data collection tools were Wilson, Gary and Bart (1989) Personality Questionnaire, Styles Against Stress Billings and Moss (1981), Schwartz and Jerusalem (1979) General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and Gratz & Roemer (2004) Emotion Regulation. The results of structural equations showed that behavioral brain systems are effective on coping strategies, emotion regulation and self-efficacy and emotion regulation is effective on coping strategies and self-efficacy (P 05 0.05). The results also showed that the model has a good fit and explains 62% of the effect of total behavioral brain systems on coping strategies through emotion regulation mediator and 29% of the effect of total behavioral brain systems on self-efficacy through emotion regulation mediator.