Effect of anger management training based on cognitive-behavioral method on behavioral activator system and behavioral inhibitor system

Addiction is one of the most main human problems in the recent years and one of the most complex humanistic phenomena. So, the present study aimed to assess the Effect of anger management training based on cognitive-behavioral method on behavioral activator system and behavioral inhibitor system. In this research, cases included 30 persons (experimental group: 15, control group: 15) selected among 186 substance abusers who referred to the clinics of Lamard city in 2015-16. The experimental group trained anger management skill through in 12 ninety-minute sessions. The results analyzed by covariance test. The results of single variable covariance analysis indicated that there is significant difference between two groups in brain-behavioral systems (P=0.001) and anger management training can enhance the function of brain-behavioral systems. The results showed that anger management training can enhance function of brain-behavioral systems also it leads to reduced activator system and induced inhibitor system.