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The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of tDCS method and short-term cognitive rehabilitation protocol on improving memory performance in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease.

The research method was a quasi-experimental research method of pre-test, post-test and follow-up was conducted with two experimental groups and one control group. The statistical population of people over 65 years of age who had been diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease in Ardabil city in 2022 and referred to a neurologist on an outpatient basis, from among these people, 60 people were selected by available sampling and randomly in two an experimental group and a control group were assigned. Then, the tDCS method was applied for 10 sessions of 20 minutes on one experimental group and a short-term cognitive rehabilitation program of 9 sessions of 90 minutes was applied on the second experimental group and no intervention was performed on the control group. The post-test was performed with an interval of one week, and the follow-up was done one month after the post-test of all three groups. Aden Brook's revised version of cognitive test was used to collect data.

The results showed that the tDCS method has a significant effect on long-term memory (p<0/05). Regarding the post extended memory variable, although the short-term cognitive rehabilitation method did not have a significant effect on the post-test, it did have a significant effect on the long-term (p<0/05). In general, it can be said that the methods used in improving the memory of Alzheimer's patients have had a significant effect.

Therefore, it can be concluded that both methods can be used to improve the memory of patients with mild Alzheimer's.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the tDCS method and short-term cognitive rehabilitation protocol on verbal fluency and visuospatial ability in the elderly with mild Alzheimer's disease.

The research method was an extended experiment with two experimental groups and one control group, which was conducted using the pre-test and post-test method. The statistical population included elderly people over 65 years of age with mild Alzheimer's who lived in Ardabil who had been referred to a neurologist in 2022,among these people, 60 people were randomly selected into two groups. An experimental and a control group were assigned. Then tDCS method was applied for 10 sessions of 20 minutes in one experimental group and short-term cognitive rehabilitation program for 9 sessions of 90 minutes was applied in the second experimental group and no intervention was performed in the third group. The post-test was conducted at an interval of one week. After one month, the studied groups were followed up again. Aden Brook's revised version of the cognitive test was used to collect data.

The results showed that tDCS significantly improves the visual component and the cognitive rehabilitation method improves perception. In general, it seems that the performed interventions improved visual spatial ability in the elderly with mild Alzheimer's disease, while they had no significant effect on the variable of verbal fluency.

It can be concluded that both methods can be used to improve the spatial visual ability of the elderly with mild Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common problems in the elderly, which causes a decline in their cognitive function. This study aims to compare the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and short-term cognitive rehabilitation on language skills and attention in older people with mild AD.

This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test/follow-up design. Participants were 60 people over 65 years of age with mild Alzheimer’s referred to a neurologist in 2022, who were selected by a convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned into two experimental groups and one control group (20 in each group). Then, the tDCS was applied in one experimental group at 10 sessions of 20 minutes once a week and the short-term cognitive rehabilitation program was provided to the second experimental group at 9 sessions of 90 minutes, once a week. No intervention was provided to the control group. Before, one week after (post-test) and one month after (follow-up) the end of the intervention, the assessments were conducted in all groups using Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination- revised (ACE-R). For data analysis, repeated measures analysis of variance test was used in SPSS software, version 23.

Both methods improved the writing and naming domains of language skills, but they had no significant effect on the attention variable. 

Both tDCS and short-term cognitive rehabilitation can be used to improve the language skills of older adults with mild AD.

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most significant health issues of our time, affecting a large number of people. To mitigate its effects, various methods such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and cognitive rehabilitation are employed. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of tDCS and short-term cognitive rehabilitation protocols on aggressive symptoms and nocturnal behavior in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease.

This semi-experimental study included two experimental groups and one control group, using pre-test and post-test methods. The statistical population consisted of all elderly individuals over 65 years old with mild Alzheimer's who had consulted a neurologist in 2022. From this population, 60 individuals were selected through available sampling and then randomly assigned to either of the two experimental groups or the control group. The independent variables included direct current brain stimulation intervention (tDCS) for one experimental group, a short-term cognitive rehabilitation program for the second experimental group, and no intervention for the third group. Post-tests were conducted one week after the intervention on both experimental and control groups, followed by a follow-up after one month. A neuropsychological questionnaire (NPI) was used to collect data. Repeated measures analysis of variance was performed using SPSS-23 software, with a significance level set at
p < 0.05.

The results indicated that both methods reduced aggressive symptoms in elderly individuals with mild Alzheimer's disease. However, neither method had a significant effect on reducing nocturnal behavior symptoms in these patients.

The findings suggest that both tDCS and short-term cognitive rehabilitation reduce aggressive symptoms in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease but do not significantly impact nocturnal behavior symptoms. Further studies are needed to confirm the role of these methods in addressing aggression and nocturnal behavior.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and short-term cognitive rehabilitation protocol on Symptoms of hallucinations and delusions in the elderly with mild Alzheimer's disease. The research method was an extended experiment with two experimental groups and one control group, which was conducted using the pre-test and post-test method. The statistical population included all elderly people over 65 years of age with mild Alzheimer's who had referred to a neurologist in 1401, and among these people, 60 people were selected by available sampling and then randomly. They were assigned in two experimental groups and one control group (20 people in each group). Then, the independent variables of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for 10 sessions of 20 minutes once a week on an experimental group and a short-term cognitive rehabilitation program for 9 sessions (90 minutes each session) It was designed according to the documentary method and based on Luria's (1963) healthy function replacement approach, and after confirming the validity of the content by experts, it was applied to the second experimental group once a week, and no intervention was performed on the third group. After the end of the intervention, the post-test was conducted with an interval of one week on the experimental and control groups. After one month, the studied groups were followed up again. Neuropsychological Questionnaire (NPI) was used to collect data. The results showed that both methods improve hallucination symptoms in the elderly with mild Alzheimer's and there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of these two methods. while they had no significant effect on the delusion variable. Therefore, it can be concluded that both methods can be used to improve hallucinations in the elderly with mild Alzheimer's disease.

Considering the scope of the epidemic of the COVID-19 pandemic and the psychological consequences known to be associated with infection, it seems necessary to provide a screening tool for determining the presence of psychological symptoms among the population in the healthcare sector for prevention and timely provision of psychological interventions.

This study aimed to design and standardize a comprehensive screening test and assess clinical aspects of psychological symptoms associated with COVID-19.

This is a descriptive survey-based study. The study was permitted in two phases. The statistical population included all physicians, nurses, and staff who worked in COVID-19 care wards of hospitals in Ardabil (Iran) in 2021 and were in direct contact with these patients. A total of 200 participants in Phase I and 98 in Phase II were selected via the purposive sampling method. An initial researcher-made questionnaire was used to assess the psychological symptoms of the participants in eight and seven categories in Phase I and Phase II, respectively. The data were analyzed using SPSS26 and R software.

Delphi method and second-order confirmatory factor analysis verified the validity of the questionnaire. Findings related to measuring the reliability of the questionnaire in phase I showed that although the questionnaire was reliable based on inter-rater and intra-rater, the test-retest reliability method based on Cohen's kappa coefficients showed no reliability for items 12 and 49-54. In phase II, the unreliable items were removed and the study was permitted to be conducted again with new samples. The results of intra-rater reliability also demonstrated that an intraclass correlation coefficient for each of the seven scales of the questionnaire was greater than 0.75. In addition, the results of inter-rater reliability showed that Cronbach's alpha coefficient for each scale of the questionnaire was greater than 0.70. Furthermore, high amounts of sensitivity and specificity as well as high area under the receiver operating characteristic curve verified the good accuracy of the final questionnaire.

Based on the findings, it can be said that the final proposed questionnaire with seven scales (55 items) was a tool with good validity, reliability, and accuracy to assess the psychological symptoms associated with COVID-19. However, since the participants of this study consisted of only medical personnel, the generalization of the results to the general population needs further investigation.

The purpose of this research is to study discordant females regarding the comparison of the effectiveness of Bowen systematic and solution-focused counseling on reducing the risk of divorce, burnout and marital discord. The reseach design is quasi-experimental employing multiple groups pretest-posttest. The participants consisted of all women attending in Justice Depertment of Ardabil for divorce in 2016. The participants included 45 discordant women (divorce applicants) who were selected through convenience sampling method and were assigned to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The marital burnout questionnaire, marital instability index (MII), and Beier-Sternberg discord questionnaire (DQ) were used for data collection. Bowen systematic counseling and solution-focused counselig were provided for experimental groups in 7 sessions of an hour and a half each. Whereas, the control group did not receive any intervention. The results of the analysis of variance and Duncan's post hoc test showed that solution-focused counseling was more effective than Bowen systematic method in reducing divorce risk, burnout, and marital discord (p < 0.05). These results can be a strong for applying the priority of solution-focused counseling method to reduce the risk of divorce, burnout and marital discord among discordant women, thereby preventing family breakdown; this method can also be used to prevent marital conflicts

Divorce is the cause of the disintegration of the structure of the most fundamental part of society, which means a family In addition to the family, it also affects society. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of Resilience training to reduce the risk of divorce and marital discord in disagreeable women. The method of research was Quasi-experimental and pretest – post-test with the control group. The statistical population included all women who were referred to the Justice Department in Ardabil in order to divorce in 2020-2021. The sample consisted of 30 women seeking a divorce who were selected by the available sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups (one experimental group and one control group). To collect information from questionnaires marital instability MII (Edwards et al, 1987) and Beir- Sternberg discord DQ (Beir & Sternberg, 1977). For the experimental group, resilience training was held in 8 sessions of one hour and twice a week. While the control group did not receive any intervention. The results of the analysis of covariance showed that resilience education can reduce the risk of divorce in women seeking the divorce (p <0.05) but was not able to significantly reduce marital incompatibility. These results can support the use of resilience education to reduce the risk of divorce in women seeking a divorce, thereby preventing the collapse of the family foundation.

The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of attention-focused Plays on the attention and impulsivity of students with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The design of this research was quasi experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. The statistical population consisted of all boy students with ADHD in Shahrood, at 2016-17 academic years. The participants included 24 students who were selected through purposive sampling and assigned to two experimental and control groups. The research tools were attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder rating scale, Conner's Behavioral Problem Questionnaire, teacher versions and parent version, and the Toulouse& Piron Comet Squares. The experiment group received training in 10 sessions 50 minutes, but the control group did not receive any interventions. One way and multiple variance analysis of covariance showed that the experimental group scores significantly decreased in the impulsivity variable and the range of attention in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group. So, play therapy through increasing sensations focus may be effective in increasing attention and decreasing impulsivity of students with ADHD.

Nowadays, the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is one of the most stressful resources that has led to the rise of different levels of psychological crisis. In addition to the countries affected by the COVID-19, such as China, European and American countries, Iran has appeared as one of the most affected countries with high infected cases and deaths. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-talk in predicting death anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and coping strategies in the face of COVID-19.

This descriptive and correlational study was conducted on 354 adults living in Ardabil, Iran, who were selected using cluster sampling from 21 January to 19 March 2020. Self-Talk questionnaires, Coping Strategies, Death Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive questionnaires were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis.

The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between self-talk and problem-centered coping style. Also, significant negative relationships were found between self-talk and emotional coping style, death anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Furthermore, based on the results of the regression test, self-talk predicted problem-centered style, emotional-coping style, death anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The results of this study emphasize the need for psychological crisis intervention during the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, this study provides an important step in shifting attention to self-talk skills from sport psychology fields toward clinical psychology, especially about the mental impacts of COVID-19.

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of narrative-focused and solution-focused questioning on anxiety reduction in people withover anxiety disorder. The statistical population of this study was all patients suffering over anxiety disorder who referred to Sepand Counseling Center in Ardabil or the people who referred to the center by other specialists in 2016-2017. The subjects were selected through the available method from the clinical population. Of these patients, 30 patients (15 in each group) were interviewed and the Beck Anxiety Inventory was distributed among them as a pretest. Then, the narrative-focused and solution-focused questioning counseling program was implemented for 8 sessions of 2 hours. After the sessions, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (RCA) was repeatedly administered as a post-test.

The data analysis using content analysis method showed that there is a significant difference between the content narrative-focused and solution-focused questioning in the over anxiety disorder. Also, the result of the covariance analysis indicated that the effectiveness of the narrative-focused method is significantly more than the solution-focused questioning.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the questioning technique is effective regardless of the counseling method, which was used at the level of a common and general change factor.

The aim of this study was the effectiveness of counseling-based solutions focused to reduce the risk of divorce and marital discord in disagreeable women. The method of research was Quasi-experimental and pretest – posttest with multi groups. The statistical population included all women who were referred to the Justice Department in Ardabil in order to divorce in 2016. The sample consisted of 30 non-compliant women (divorce applicant) selected by available sampling method and divided into two groups (one experimental and one control group). To collect information from questionnaires marital instability (Edwards et al, 1987) and Beir- Sternberg discord (Beir & Sternberg, 1977). For experiment group, Solutions focused Consulting were held in 7 sessions in one and a half hours whereas control groups did not receive any training. The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that Solution-focused counseling can reduce the risk of divorce and marital discord in disagreeable women (p<0/05). These results can be a backup to use Solution-focused counseling to reduce the risk of divorce and marital discord in disagreeable women that in addition to preventing the collapse of the foundation of the family, this method can also be used to prevent family conflicts and disputes.

Family is the core of every society and the center of mental health and care satisfying the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of its members. Various factors can sustain this foundation. Some of these factors include probably the locus of control, irrational beliefs, and religious orientation. On this basis, the purpose of the present study was to compare the locus of control, irrational beliefs and religious orientation divorced women in Ardabil in 2016.

The study was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population included all women asking for divorce, who referred to the Ardabil Justice in 2016. The sample population included 50 women applying for divorce and 50 normal women selected based on available sampling method. The participants completed the Rutter Control Questionnaire, Jones's irrational beliefs and Alport's religious orientation questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance. All ethical considerations have been observed in the present study and the authors of the article reported no conflict of interest.

The results of analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between the women applying for divorce and normal women in the control variables (p<0.001), religious orientation (p<0.001), irrational beliefs (p<0.003), and its components including emotional irresponsibility (P<0.001), problem avoidance (p<0.001), expectation of approval from others (p<0.001), and helplessness against change (p<0.001).

The results were indicative of a significant difference between women seeking divorce and normal women in variables of locus of control, irrational beliefs and religious orientation. Therefore, it is suggested that educational programs and workshops be organized to reduce divorces in women in order to properly manage the locus of control, irrational beliefs, and religious orientation.

The purpose of this study was to survey Effectiveness of Bowen Systemic Consulting on forgiveness and marital burnout in maladaptive women. The method of research was Quasi-experimental and pretest – posttest with multi groups. The statistical population included all women who were referred to the Justice Department in Ardabil in order to divorce in 2016. The sample consisted of 30 non-compliant women (divorce applicant) were selected by available sampling method and random assigned to two groups, one experimental group and one control group (each group was 15). From questionnaires forgiveness (Rey, 1998) and marital burnout (Pines, 2004) was used to collect information. For experiment group, Bowen Systemic Consulting were held in 7 sessions in one and a half hours whereas control groups did not receive any training. For both of groups, pre-test and post-test were performed one week before and one week after counseling. The results of covariance analysis showed that Bowen Systemic Consulting significantly increased the amount of forgiveness and decreased marital burnout and its dimensions include physical exhaustion, emotional exhaustion, and mental exhaustion in maladaptive women (p>0/01). These results can be backed up to use Bowen Systemic Consulting method to reduce marital burnout and increase the amount of forgiveness in Incompatible women. In this way, in addition to preventing the collapse of the family foundation, it improved marital relations.

Pain in the life of one of the most important reasons is disruptive mental health. The aim of this study was efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological flexibility and alexithymia of women with chronic pain. The research design was quasi-experimental with pre-posttest and control group. Statistic population was women from age 18- 65 years- old with chronic pain that were referred to health clinics in Sari in 2016 year. 30 patients were selected by convenience sampling method and assigned to experimental and control groups randomly. The sample group completed cognitive flexibility (Dennis & Vendral, 2010), and alexithymia (Bagbi, Parcker & Taylor, 1994). For experimental group, acceptance and commitment therapy was executed at 8 weekly sessions in 60 minutes whereas control groups have any therapy. Result of analysis of univariate and multivariate of covariance indicated scores of flexibility has increase in experimental group and alexithymia has decrease in experimental group compared with the control group scores. Therefore, we conclude acceptance and commitment therapy have favorable affected on psychological flexibility and alexithymia in patient with chronic pain. And this method can be used to increase the psychological flexibility and reduce alexithymia in women with chronic pain.

Background and The broad concept of risk behavior is including a series of behaviors which brought serious losses not only for involved person and important people in his life, but is caused inadvertent damage to innocent people. The most common risky behaviors are including risky driving, running away from home, substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, alcohol and drugs, smoking, unhealthy dietary habits and lack of physical activity. Generally according to importance of prevention of risky behavior in adolescents, present research aims to investigate the role of emotionality and self-control ability in explaining risky behavior in female high school students.
The design of this study was descriptive with correlational method and the research population included all female high school students in Rasht in the academic year 2015-2016, 250 of whom were selected by convenient sampling method. Zuckerman's trait sensation-seeking scale (1971), self-control questionnaire (Tanji & Bamister (1994), and risky behavior questionnaire (Zadeh Mohammadi, Ahmad Abadi & Heydari, 2010) were used as a research tools. Data analysis was performed using correlation and multiple regression.
Analysis of present research indicate there is a significant relationship between self-control and emotionality with risky behaviors (p Emotions are revealed much faster than logic and cognition, so they can lead to high-risk behaviors, but self-control by helping to regulate emotions in an appropriate manner and modifying them reduces risky behaviors.

Test anxiety is now one of the most common types of anxiety. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of cognitive‐behavioral and existential methods on reducing test anxiety in nursing students. This quasi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with control group. Statistical population consisted of all nursing students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Sarason’s test anxiety questionnaire (pretest) was first administered to 500 nursing students. Of those found to have test anxiety, 45 students were selected by random sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The first group received cognitive‐behavioral therapy and the second group received existential psychotherapy for six 50-minute sessions. The control group received no intervention. Sarason’s test anxiety questionnaire was administered once again (posttest) to all of the participants, and the collected data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistical tests and ANCOVA. The mean and standard deviation of anxiety scores were 16.20±2.30 (pretest) and 13.33±10.3 (posttest) in the cognitive-behavioral therapy group, 17.06±2.63 (pretest) and 14.73±34.3 (posttest) in the existential psychotherapy group, and 16.68+54.7 (pretest) and 17.33±41.3 (posttest) in the control group. Analysis of covariance showed that the posttest anxiety mean scores (F=10.17, p=0.001) were significantly different in the three groups. Results of the study suggest that proper planning and timely implementation of cognitive-behavioral and existential therapies can prevent the consequences of anxiety in students.

Objectives Currently, the life expectancy of the elderly has been rising considerably. The present study investigated the role of strop function in the prediction of anxiety and fall self-efficacy in elderly at the city of Ardabil.
Methods & Materials The study design was correlational. The population cohort consisted of all elderly males living in the elderly homes in Ardabil in2017. Among these, a sample of 200 subjects was selected by the available sampling method. The anxiety, fall self-efficacy, and Stroop questionnaires were used for data collection. The data were analyzed by Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis.
Results A significant relationship was observed between anxiety/fall self-efficacy and Strop function. Stroop’s performance could negatively predict anxiety as well as predict the fall self-efficacy in the elderly.
Conclusion The performance of Stroop test in the elderly could be improved by training classes and various treatment groups that can indirectly decrease the amount of anxiety and increase the fall self-efficacy in the elderly.

The purpose of the study was to determine the role of procrastination and affect control in predicting the interpersonal reactivity.

This is a descriptive research of correlation type. Statistical sample included all retired elderly people of Sari, Iran. 220 subjects (114 women, 106 men) were selected by available sampling. Data were collected by General Procrastination Scale, Affect Control Scale and Interpersonal Reactivity Index.

Results showed that there’s a significant correlation between interpersonal reactivity with procrastination (r= -33), affect control (r= 53), anxiety (r= 42) and positive effect (r= 25). The results of regression analysis test showed that depression, anxiety and procrastination can predict the changes of perspective-taking significantly. Moreover, anxiety and positive affect can predict fantasy significantly; anger and anxiety can predict emphatic concern negatively and positively, respectively; moreover, anger can predict personal distress positively. In general, anxiety, positive affect and procrastination can explain 28 percent of the variance of elderly people’s interpersonal reactivity.

We can improve elderly people’s interpersonal relations and consequently their lives and health by training strategies to cope with procrastination and also affect control training.

Background and Social anxiety disorder is one of the most important causes of maladjustment in students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of attention control training on attention bias and anxiety sensitivity in students with social anxiety disorder.
The research design was semi-experimental with pretest– post-test and control group. The statistical population included all 14-year-old male students with social anxiety disorder in Shahrood city in the academic year of 2016-2017. Using multi-stage cluster sampling method, 30 students were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (each group 15 students). Both groups completed the bias attention scale (Woody, Chambls & Glass, 1997), social anxiety questionnaire (Connor, 2000), and anxiety sensitivity test (Taylor & Cox, 1998) before the training. Experimental group in 8 one-hour sessions received attention control training, but the control group did not receive any training. One-way covariance analysis was used to analyze the data.
Data analysis using one-way covariance analysis showed that the scores of the experimental group in comparison with the control group scores decreased significantly in the attention bias and anxiety sensitivity (P Attention control training can lead to a decrease in attention bias and anxiety sensitivity among students with social anxiety disorder due to treatment of the cognitive-attention syndrome disorder and the enhancement of metacognition.

Background and The process of child’s development is influenced by interaction of biological¡ psychological and social factors and family has a basic role in child development. The study of research literature show that children are at risk of abuse among families more than anyplace¡ and these physical¡ sexual and psychological injuries and ignorance make mental distress in child¡ and create maladaptive schemas and irrational thoughts on children''s mind. The schemas as cognitive elements play an important role in personality organization¡ and the way that persons interpret their experiences.
This paper done by descriptive analytical method and literature study. For this¡ scientific databases with relevant keywords were searched and reliable scientific documents and articles were studied¡ analyzed¡ reviewed¡ compared¡ explained¡ and conclude.
Summary of the literature about early maladaptive schemas in abused children show that most of 18 early maladaptive schemas that was introduced by Jeffrey Yaung (1990) happen in abused children and each of abuses and maltreatments of parents in turn leads to formation and intensification of one or more of the domains of the early maladaptive schemas.
Adequate planning is required in the micro and macro levels to knowing causes of the abuse¡ using prevention strategies¡ and holding educational and research programs. Also holding specialized meetings to preventing from child abuse is necessary.

Background and Emotional intelligence and creativity are among effective factors in real life outcomes such as academic achievement, business success, successful interpersonal relationships, and general mental health. Present study aimed to compare emotional intelligence and creativity in gifted students and students with average intelligence. present research was a descriptive study with casual-comparative design. Study population consisted of all the high school students who were studying in the schools of Damghan in 1392-93 academic year. Sample consisted of 60 students that were selected using convenient sampling method (30 gifted students and 30 students with average intelligence) and completed Creativity Scale (Abedi, 1984) and Emotional Intelligence Test (Bar-On, 1999). results of independent sample t test indicated that comparing students with average intelligence, gifted students gained significantly higher scores on emotional intelligence and creativity (except the flexibility subscale) (p < 0.05). the performance of students with average intelligence can foster through administering effective training programs on emotional intelligence and creativity. The implications are discussed further in the paper.