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سال یکم شماره 1 (زمستان 1395)

Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychological disorders in common population. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on worry and cognitive avoidance in anxious students of universities.
This study is quasi-experimental with the pretest-posttest design. 30 students who have taken STAI diagnostic test (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and shown the test anxiety symptoms were chosen by convenient sampling method and were randomly divided into two equal (15 participants) groups: experimental and control groups. The experimental group was receiving mindfulness based cognitive therapy for 8 sessions while the control group did not receive any intervention.
The obtained data were analyzed by covariance method (ANCOVA). The results of this study indicate that MBCT is effective and useful strategies in reducing of worry and cognitive avoidance in anxious students.
According to the results, MBCT can be effective in decreasing of anxiety by reducing of worry and cognitive avoidance.

Test anxiety as a situation dependent anxiety can cause a significant reduction in the ability of students in dealing with tests. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on anxiety and positive meta-cognitive beliefs about worry in students with test anxiety.
This study is quasi-experimental with the pretest-posttest design. The studied population was all the high school students of first to third grade in Bozorgmehr high school, Sari, Mazandaran. 16 students who have taken TAI diagnostic test (test anxiety inventory) and shown the test anxiety symptoms were chosen by convenient sampling method and were randomly divided into two equal (8 participants) groups: Experimental and control groups. The experimental group was receiving mindfulness based cognitive therapy for 8 sessions while the control group did not receive any intervention. The obtained data were analyzed by covariance method (ANCOVA).
The results of this study indicate that MBCT is effective and useful strategies in reducing anxiety and meta-cognitive beliefs about worry in students with test anxiety.
According to the results, MBCT can be effective in decreasing test anxiety in high school students.

Life skill's training is an effective way to treat people with AIDS. This study examines the effectiveness of life skills training on marital satisfaction and life expectancy of people with AIDS was positive.
This experimental study with pretest and posttest control group. The study population of patients referred to AIDS behavioral health counseling center was the city of Qom. The sample consisted of 20 patients who practice selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups with an equal number (10 persons). Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire and scale of the Miller life expectation was that subjects of both groups before and after they completed training. Months experimental group were taught life skills including self-awareness, effective communication, interpersonal, problem solving, decision making, coping with negative mood and stress management and others.
Data were analyzed by analysis of variance. Covariance analysis showed that marital satisfaction and life expectancy of people life skills training significantly reduced in the experimental group, while the control group showed no significant change in the post-test.
Based on these findings, it can be suggested that marital satisfaction and hope to the lives of people with AIDS life skills training intervention can be used.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic diseases of the central nervous system. It's chronic nature, lacking definitive treatment and its onset in a young age can have a devastating effect on the quality of life and self-esteem. This study was designed to assess the efficiency of problem-solving skills on quality of life and self-esteem of patients with MS.
This study was a quasi-experimental study with experimental and control groups. Sampling was first conducted as a public call between members of the MS Society in Tehran and 24patients diagnosed with MS and inclusion criteria from among the applicants, were randomly assigned into experimental (n= 12) and control (n= 12) groups. MS patient's questionnaires of life quality and self-esteem were completed by the subjects before and after treatment. The experimental were exposed to 6 sessions of 2-hours of training problem-solving skills in the group. The data were analyzed using univariate covariance.
The results indicate that there is a significant difference between some subscale of the quality of life, including physical performance, which plays a role in relation to physical and mental state, energy, mental well-being, health threats, health perception, satisfaction From sexual performance, quality of life and self-esteem of experimental and control groups (P The results suggest that problem-solving skills affect the increase in self-esteem and the increase in some subscales of life quality in MS patients. Therefore, using this supportive method can be used as an effective method in order to improve the quality of life and self-esteem caused by MS and enabling them.

Nowadays, recognizing the factors that affected on the psychological capital of female headed of household is really important. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the attributive styles and the stress coping styles with the psychological capital of female headed household Zanjan.
It is a correlation type research. For this purpose, out of 1750 female head of households, 320 were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data were collected by using the questionnaires of psychological capital (PCQ), attributive style (ASQ) and Endler & Parker stress coping style. Pearson and Regression correlation tests were used to analyze data.
The results of the research show that there is a positive and significant relationship between the attributive style and stress coping style with the psychological capital of the female headed of household (p In summary, it can be concluded that attributive style and style of coping with stress can predict the psychological capital of female headed households.

Learning disability is one of the most important problems in school life, and children with learning disabilities often stay away from the process of studying and learning. The purpose of this study was to compare the cognitive processing and social skills of students with learning disabilities and normal students in Ghaemshahr city.
The research method is causal-comparative. The statistical population consisted of students with learning disabilities and normal students who referred to a specialist center affiliated to the education of Ghaemshahr city (Tavana) in the academic year 2015-2016 (n = 97). From this statistical population, a sample of 80 students (40 students with learning disabilities and 40 normal students) was selected through multistage random sampling. To measure the variables studied, we used the Schoenberg and Skilder Deep Intelligence Inventory and Matsun Social Skills Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate analysis of variance MANOVA) at a significant level of P The results of the analysis showed that students with learning disabilities have a more unfavorable situation in terms of cognitive processing and social skills than normal students.
According to the research findings, there is a significant difference between cognitive processing and social skills of students with learning disabilities with normal students. As well as, normal students have better and more favorable cognitive processing and social skills than students with learning disabilities.

Addiction is one of the biggest social problems which have adverse consequences for the families and drug-abusers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Buprenorphine therapy on the inhibit impulses of drug-abusers.
The research design of this study was quasi-experimental with pr-test and post-test of the single group. Statistical population of this study was included all of the drug-abusers that referred addiction clinic in Sari in the second half of 2016. 34 drug-abusers were selected with convenient sampling method and evaluated before and 50 days after treatment with MMT. Barrat Impulsivity Scale (BIS) and Go-No-Go Test were used as research tools for evaluating of inhibiting impulses of participants.
The results of t-test showed a significant decrease in total impulsivity and cognitive impulsivity scores in Barrat scale and impulsivity indexes of Go-No-Go test in drug-abusers after treatment with Buprenorphine.
In accordance with the findings of this study, Buprenorphine therapy is an effective strategy to reduce of impulsivity levels of drug-abusers. In cases where reducing of an impulsive behavior of drug-abusers is targeted, Buprenorphine therapy can be used.