فصلنامه پژوهش در سلامت روانشناختی
سال نهم شماره 3 (پاییز 1394)

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors and facets of Five Factor Model in people with borderline and schizotypal personality traits.190 Kharazmi university students completed three questionnaires: Goldberg Inventory, Borderline personality Inventory (BPI) and Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B). Participants, according to cut off points of Borderline personality Inventory and Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief, were classified into four groups: high borderline trait, low borderline trait, high schizotypal trait and low schizotypal trait. When the results of discriminant function for borderline and schizotypal groups were obtained, people who were determined as real borderline and real schizotypal were classified into two groups named typical borderline and typical schizotypal. Data were analyzed using discriminant analysis.SPSS.22 was used in order to analyze data. Findings showed that both factors and facets of Five Factor Model could determine people with borderline and schizotypal personality traits in all six groups. In the factor level, openness to experience and extraversion and in the facet level, gregariousness, orderliness, tranquility and organization were the best discriminants in typical borderline and typical schizotypal groups respectively.

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between brain-behavioral systems, alexithymia and somatoform disorder symptoms in students. Statistical population of this study included all female students of Razi University, Kermanshah in the academic year 2012-2013; of this population 500 female students were selected as the sample of the study by random stratified sampling. The tools that were used in this study were somatoform symptom questionnaire (SOMS), brain /behavioral systems (BAS/BIS) scale & alexithymia (FTAS-20). Data analysis showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between alexithymia, brainbehavioral systems and somatoform disorder symptoms. Furthermore, alexithymia and brainbehavioral systems had the ability of predicting somatoform disorder symptoms. Based on the findings of this study, those having higher behavioral inhibition and having a problem in identifying the feelings experience somatoform disorder symptoms more intensely.

The aim of this study was to examine role of night sleep and wake on processing reconsolidation based enhancement and stabilization in explicit motor memory. The population of present research was female students in human science fields of Azad University. The statistical sample of this study was 80 right-handed female students. Participation randomly divided into four groups. This research consisted of two phases of acquisition and retention. Alternating serial reaction time task and choosing RT software were used for this research. Results showed that in recall phase, the epoch main effect, group main effect and interactive effect were significant (p

The use of virtual social networks has increased among Iranians in the recent years. The aim of this study was to compare some of the reasons of tendency to use these social networking sites (body image satisfaction, emotion regulation and loneliness) among male and female students. Research method of the current study was a causal-comparative one. The study population included all male and female students of Kharazmi University living in its dormitory (Karaj unit) in the academic year 2014-2015; of this population 97 students (48 boys and 49 girls) were selected through convenience sampling method. In order to collect data, the short form of social and emotional loneliness scale for adults, body image rating scale and emotion regulation subscale of emotional intelligence questionnaire were used. The results of the current study showed that the two groups had no significant difference in body image satisfaction; however, average of emotion regulation, general loneliness, social loneliness and emotional loneliness was significantly higher in the female group. So it seems that the emotion regulation and loneliness have a role in the more use of social networks among girls.

This study examined the relation between religious faith and gratitude variables with the severity of mental disorders symptoms. Participants were 300 students of Shiraz University who were selected via cluster random sampling method. Measures were Islamic – Iranian Gratitude, Religious Faith, and SCL-90 questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple regression methods. The results showed that almost all gratitude and faith subscales could predict the severity of all mental disorders subscales of the SCL-90. Faith and gratitude had a broad effect on interpersonal sensitivity and depression subscales. Internal gratitude predicted the severity of all mental disorders and among religious faith subscales, purposefulness, goodwill and self-control predicted the severity of some mental disorders symptoms greater and broader than other subscales. Religious faith and gratitude may be considered as general factors which are effective in reducing a wide range of mental disorders symptoms. Results indicate that if being religious causes inter­nal changes and develops internal gratitude, purposefulness, goodwill and self-control in an individual, it would prevent mental disorders.

Increasing pressure of stressors along with anxiety and depression reduce the human being’s ability to deal with simple issues of life. Women who are often facing with stressful situations are more fragile and vulnerable than men. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of Sahaja-Yoga mindfulness exercises on reducing stress, anxiety and depression in women with Stress, anxiety and depression disorders. The Research design was Pretest Post-test without control group. The statistical population of this research included 700 women who went to Tehran’s Shahid Shirin health center. Based on the purpose of the study, 20 women were selected by the convenience sampling method. They were trained in 12 two-hour sessions which lasted 3 months. For the pre-test, post-test and the 3-month follow-up, depression, anxiety and stress scale was used to collect data. Analysis of variance with repeated measures and t- test were used to analyze the collected data. The results indicated that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and posttest in terms of the reduction of stress, anxiety and depression (p

Comorbidity between Borderline personality disorder and substance abuse disorder is very high. The present study examined the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on negative emotion regulation strategies in women with borderline personality disorder and substance abuse. Based on the willingness to participate in the research, structured clinical interview and the criteria for inclusion, of female patients with borderline personality disorders and substance abuse 4 people were purposefully selected. These four participants underwent emotion regulation techniques of dialectical behavior therapy for 12 sessions. In order to measure negative emotion regulation strategies, Garnesfky cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire was used. To analyze the collected data, visual analysis of charts and trend indicators, stable, percentage of non-overlapping data and percentage of overlapping data was used. Emotion regulation techniques of Dialectical behavior therapy reduced the scores of negative emotion regulation strategies in women with borderline personality disorders and substance abuse. A review of the effectiveness charts and the amount of effect represented a significant reduction in the use of negative emotion regulation strategies (including self-blame, rumination, blaming others and catastrophizing) in participants. Dialectical behavior therapy is useful in the reduction of the use of emotion regulation strategies (including selfblame, rumination, blaming others an catastrophizing). It seemed these techniques can be useful in the treatment of women with comorbidity borderline personality disorders and substance abuse.