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The aim of the research was to determine the difference in the effectiveness of cognitive therapy with positive psychotherapy on executive functions in patients with mild brain damage. Method The present research method was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test and post-test design with a follow-up period. The statistical population of this research included all people with mild brain damage who referred to Shahada Haftam Tir and Baqity Elah Hospitals in Tehran in 2019. Among them, 30 people were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to three groups of cognitive rehabilitation treatment, positive psychotherapy and control group. The Wisconsin test was performed on each of the groups. The first experimental group received cognitive rehabilitation therapy and the second experimental group received positive psychotherapy. People in the control group did not receive any intervention. Analysis of variance with repeated measurements was used to analyze the data. The results showed that both interventions have an effect on increasing executive functions. But the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation treatment is more on executive functions(P05/0<). Therefore, it is recommended to neurologists and psychotherapists in order to reduce the complications of brain damage, in addition to medical treatments, cognitive rehabilitation treatment should be used as a complementary method

Obesity as an epidemic disease plays an important role in the development of several Psychological disorders in obese people. In the same vein the main purpose of this article is determining the effectiveness of positive -psychotherapy in the reduction of sings of depression and self-steem in obese women. For this aim, a single-case experimental trial of multiple-baseline type was carried out. To conduct the study,4 people with symptoms of depression and low self-esteem were selected from among the applicants who had contacted following an announcement in cyberspace about holding positive psycho therapy sessions to reduce the psychological damage caused by obesity. 3 participants cooperated until the end. First, for each participant, between 2 and4 baseline sessions were held at random. Assessments were performed using the Depression (Goldberg, 1972) and Self-Esteem (Cooper Smith, 1967) Questionnaires of the intervention and follow-up sessions. Data were presented using visual analysis, charting, descriptive statistics index and calculation of recovery percentage. The results showed that positive-psychotherapy was effective in reducing depressive symptoms and increasing self-esteem in obese women. Positive psychotherapy interventions can replace positive thoughts with negative ones in obese people, which can improve depression and increase self-esteem. The results of a three-month follow-up period also showed that positive-psychotherapy for depression was still present while

The emphasize of Positive Psychology on health and well-being of people has led to new intervention models by positive psychology in shools to promote well-being in education system, which will result in achievement in learning and well-being. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to utilize Positive Psychotherapy intervention for achieving these targets. The present study was a semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and a control group. Two schools were randomly selected for having one class in each school as experimental group (n=43) and control group (n=41). Participants in both groups completed the questionnaire of well-being. Then, the intervention was performed in the experimental group. Multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Data were also followed for a month. The results showed that Positive Psychotherapy had a significant effect on the reduction of depression in experimental group (Partial Eta Square=0.35). It had a significant effect on increasing the level of well-being (meaning (Partial Eta Square=0.28), relationships (Partial Eta Square=0.27) and accomplishment (Partial Eta Square =0.17) compared to the control group. The intervention also increased the level of academic achievement in Mathematic (Partial Eta Square=0.05) and Sciences (Partial Eta Square=0.12) in the experimental group. Positive Psychotherapy due to special attention to the positive aspects of individuals, may also flourish students.

A review of recent articles and studies reveals that most of these researches focus on examining the nature and cure of varied disorders. The postmodern movement creates alternative approaches in the field of therapy and education with new directions for help. The paradigm shift from a reductionistic, problem-oriented approach toward nurturing strengths. Resiliency and resilience with aim of explaining personal and interpersonal abilities which can help the individuals to gain solidarity after disintegration, is one of these approaches.The target population consisted of all volunteer addicts in treatment centers of Tehran which were assigned by random cluster sampling into two experimental (Adlerian therapy and positive psychotherapy) and one control group. Each group contained 15 individuals. The result of this research showed that positive psychotherapy and Adlerian group therapy are effective in promotion of resiliency in drug dependents. According to hypotheses of this study, interventions based on positive psychotherapy and Adlerian group therapy promotes their resiliency but there was no sign of positive improvement in control group.