فصلنامه روانشناسی سلامت
پیاپی 27 (پاییز 1397)

Between evaluating factors of the success in Sleeve gastrectomy surgery, psychological factors are important because of the personal perception of successful treatment. In this study, the role of anxiety and depression as two common disorders in patients undergoing surgery was investigated. The present study is a qualitative study to investigate the phenomenological method of the lived experience of individuals who went thorough Sleeve surgery. Twenty successful or unsuccessful people in weight loss were selected using a homogeneous Sampling method from all of whom went thorough Sleeve surgery one year ago. The findings show that preoperative anxiety and depression are more focused on related psychological maladaptation or the defect in social function due to obesity and overweight, but the role and importance of anxiety and depression after surgery was more due to temporary fractures or post-surgical abnormalities such as hair loss, lethargy, oversleeping, and so on. Anxiety and depression play important roles in the perception of surgery success so that anxiety and depression give people an emotional feedback about the surgery usefulness. If the surgery resolves obesity-related discomforts, has fewer side effects, one can follow the doctor's instructions after surgery and do not have weight gain, the feeling of anxiety and depression is reduced and the person feels positive about the surgery successful.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Stress inoculation training (SIT) on the sense of agency and average weekly fasting blood sugar in diabetic patients . was quasi-experimental and the population of this study included 2450 diabetic patients in Um Al-Baninn Clinic in Isfahan . Among them, 17 women and 9 men were randomly selected and subjected to two experimental groups (10 women and 4 men) and control (5 women and 7 men) . The questionnaires the researcher made a weekly average of diabetic blood glucose and a sense of agency before and after intercourse . The experimental group received the (SIT) in 6 sessions of 90 minutes weekly, but the control group did not receive this training . The results of this study showed that the mentioned training significantly increased (p <0/001) in the mean scores of the sense of agency and their components and the mean of the weekly average of the fasting blood sugar of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group . (SIT) can be used as an effective interventional method for reducing the average weekly fasting blood sugar level and improving the sense of agency of diabetic patients.

Women play an important role as the core of the family, so, their health and disease directly effect on the health of the whole family and community. The present research has been carried out by the aim of examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavior approach on ego strength and communication patterns among married women with breast cancer. The statistical population of the study was all 40-60 year old women with breast cancer in Tabriz, among them, 30 people were selected by the available method and were randomly placed in both experimental and control groups. The Instruments of the study were a Psychological inventory of ego strength (PIES) and Christensen & Salary communication patterns questionnaire (CPQ), and data were analyzed by ANCOVA method. The findings showed that the difference between two groups of the experimental and control one was significant in terms of ego strength (P

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of stress management training with Iranian-Islamic spiritual therapy on stress, anxiety, and depression in women with fibromyalgia. Research method was semi-experimental with two-group and three-stage (pre test-post test-follow up). Among the statistical population of women with fibromyalgia, 30 patients were selected in Isfahan according to the criteria for entering the research and were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 15 = under the educational program; Stress management with Iranian-Islamic spiritual therapy content was assigned to 12 sessions once a week), and control group (n = 15 = no intervention). All participants completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Measurement Scale (21DASS) in three stages of the baseline, after implementation of Iranian-Islamic spiritual therapy and at the follow-up stage. The results of repeated measure analysis of variances showed that stress-management program with Iranian-Islamic spiritual therapy content after intervention and follow-up (45 days after baseline measurement) had a significant effect on reduction of stress, anxiety and depression (p

The purpose of this study was to the Comparison Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Stress Inoculation Training on Psychological capital in Infertile women. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection, a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of this study included all infertile women of Kish Island. Using a available sampling method, 45 infertile women were considered as the sample size in two experimental groups (each group of 15) and control (15 subjects). The experimental groups underwent acceptance and commitment therapy (9 sessions 90 minutes) and Stress Inoculation Training (10 sessions 90 minutes), but the control group received no treatment. To collect data, the Luthans Psychological capital Questionnaire (2007) was used. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-v22 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (covariance analysis). The results showed that both of the interventions used in this study can significantly improve the psychological capital and its components (hope, optimism, self-efficacy and resiliency) in infertile women (p <0.05), But the Stress Inoculation Training has a greater impact on the improvement of psychological capital and its components. Based on the results of this study, acceptance and commitment therapy and stress inoculation training are effective interventions in increasing the psychological capital of infertile women But the effect of the Stress Inoculation Training relief was greater.

The purpose of this research was to elucidate and study the psychometric properties the questionnaire of emotional orientation in the sexual relation. The present study is descriptive with the aim of developing and reviewing properties of the questionnaire of emotional orientation in the sexual relation. The statistical population of the study was married women in Babol in 2017. Also, statistical sample includes those referred to Babol counseling centers that among 300 were selected by non-random sampling method. Research tool was Alibadian and Hasanzadeh (2011) questionnaire of emotional orientation in the sexual relation. Data analyzed via confirmatory factor analysis method using Smart PLS software. The results showed that the goodness indicators of fitness of the model in loading the three factors of the emotional orientation questionnaire in the sexual relation showed acceptable values. Questionnaire of emotional orientation in sexual relationships can be used by family therapists and psychologists to measure the emotional orientation of individuals.

The aim of this study was Comparision of intolerance of uncertainty and difficulties in emotion regulation in individuals with Body Dysmorphic and Social Anxiety. the study design was causal-comparative. using convenient sampling method and G-Power software, 65 people with scores higher than cutoff in SAD questionanire and 65 people with scores higher than cutoff in BDD questionanire were selected from patients who were referred to Otolaryngology clinic of Taleghani Hospital of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. All participants assessed by Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34), Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS). Data were analyzed by t-test and analysis of variance tests. results indicated that people with Social Anxiety Disorder experience higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty than BDD people. Also, there was a significant difference between two groups in term of difficulties in emotion regulation. Social Anxiety Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder were different in term of intolerance of uncertainty and difficulties in emotion regulation. This study indicated that Social Anxiety Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder have different features, which is important in the diagnosis and treatment of them.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on enhancement of hope and happiness in patients with cancer. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group design. The population of the study consisted of all people diagnosed with cancer who visited the Radiotherapy Center of Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah in 2016. 30 members of the population were selected through purposive sampling, and were then randomly assigned into two 15-member groups (experimental and control group). The Schneider's hope questionnaire and Oxford happiness inventory were used for data collection purposes in pre-test and post-test. Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy was performed on the experimental group twice a week in 20 sixty-minute sessions, while the control group to receive the intervention. The findings of multivariate covariance analysis obtained from pre-treatment and treatment scores after the pre-test and post-test showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of hope (P= 0/006, F= 88/93) and happiness (P= 0/01, F= 89/23). According to the findings of this study, it can be mentioned that Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy increase hope and happiness in cancer patients and it can be used as an efficient method. and it can be used as an efficient method.

Breast cancer is a chronic physical illness that produces many psychological and physical effects for the person. The aim of the present study is investigating the therapeutic effect of compassion on rumination, concern, and women with breast cancer in Ahvaz city. The research design was a post-test pre-test with the experimental and control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all breast cancer women referred to the health centers in Ahwaz, Iran in, among whom 24 were selected by the available sampling method. Twenty-four of them were randomly assigned, 12 in the experimental group and 12 in the control group. Compassion-based therapy was conducted in a group of 12 sessions in two experimental groups. The control group was placed on the waiting list and received no intervention. The instrument used in this study was Nullen & Huxma's Rhymes Questionnaire, Pennsylvania's Worry Questionnaire, which answered in the pre-test and post-test phases. statistical program SPSS-22 To analyze the results were used. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups regarding rumination and worry (P <0.001). Compassion-based therapy is one of the treatments for the third wave of psychological therapy that has been able to reduce the rumination and concern of women with breast cancer.

The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between gender schemas and sexual pain disorder by mediating social exchange styles. Statistical population was composed of all women that referred to sexual clinics of Tehran city that 220 qualified women selected by clustering sampling method. The research tool included Gender Schemas Scale (Andersen & Cyranowski, 1994) Multidimensional Vaginal Penetration Disorder Questionnaire (Molaie Nezhad, et al., 2014), and Social Exchange Styles Scale (Leybman etai., 2011). The Fitness of the proposed model was estimated through structural equation modeling (SEM) and using Lisrel software package. The mediating relationship in the proposed pattern was tested using the bootstrap procedure. The results of structural equation modeling indicating relative fitness of model and showed that sexual passionate-romantic schema and the sexual shy-prudential schema with the mediation of fairness style had an indirect effect on sexual pain disorder. According to results for the improvement of social exchange styles particularly fairness style must be considered. Training and intervention based on social exchange theory is recommended to therapists of sexual health field for decreasing sexual problems of women with sexual pain disorder.