فصلنامه روانشناسی سلامت
پیاپی 28 (زمستان 1397)

Smoking additionally is one of the risk factors for cancer, can play an important role in the recovery process of cancer patients. This issue is affected by several factors. Therefore, the purpose of this study was investigating the role of emotional repression and ego – strength in predicting of smoking and non-smoking in cancer patients. In this research that is a descriptive – correlative and cross-sectional study, from the cancer patients who referred to the chemotherapy part in Vali-e-Asr hospital in Tabriz during the April and May months of 2017, 120 patient were selected using the available sampling method. The instruments used in this study were Weinbergeret.al Adjustment Inventory (WAI) (1979) and Markstrom et.al Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strength (PIES). Data were analyzed using software SPSS 21 and Logistic regression method. Findings Showed that among the components of emotional repression, subjective experience of distress (β= -0.12) can predict smoking. The regression model of emotional repression for 73/3 percent of participants correctly predicted the results. About ego – strength, hope (β= -0.16) and purpose (β= -0.14) are able to predict of smoking. Also, ego – strength’s model for 77.5 percent of participants correctly can predict smoking. subjective experience of distress, hope and purpose are an important determinants of smoking in cancer patients. It is necessary to consider the role of these variables in smoking cessation interventions in cancer patients.

The purpose of this research is to identify the proponents and boys of the development of interaction in the health environment on-line, and therefore the community is being studied by the Internet communities and Internet groups. For this purpose, in this study, at first, four major telegram groups in the field of health, in which users and experts interact in different fields, were selected and the views of each group were examined. The results indicate that all of the achieved characteristics were necessary and reliable, and all of them were approved. can be pointed out: Proponents from the perspective of users: - Getting Trusted Information - Time to Think About Related Questions - Getting Immediate Response - Patient Experiences - Receiving Weapons - Less Lonely Feeling - Mutual Assistance - Access to Health Professionals - Community Sense; Boys From Users' Paths: - Overloading - Getting Contradictory Information - Delaying Response - Countering Destruction of Diseases - Commercial Thoughts; Proponents of the Experts' Specifications: - Health and Specialty Expertise - Grant Specialty Exchange Yarmar - raising awareness - the ability to conquer the mind and encouragement - sense of society; boys from the point of view of experts: - lack of key information about users - avoid referral responses to physicians - ethics and data protection - adaptation of medical terms - unrealistic expectations - Conflicts and conflicts.

This research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Therapy on somatic symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. The present research was a semi-experimental and pre-test post-test design with follow-up period. The Statistical population of the study included all female patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders in Rasht city who referred to treatment clinics. For this study sample, 32 patients with irritable bowel syndrome were selected based on the Rome-II diagnostic criteria, by convenience sampling by gastroenterologists, assigned to mindfulness (16 patients) and control (16 patients) groups. Participants in the two groups were tested before the intervention, at the end of the intervention (two months after training) and two months later in the follow-up phase. The experimental group received 8 mindfulness sessions. The Rome-II diagnostic criterion was used to diagnose and evaluate the physical symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome disorder and used to a short form of psychological symptoms questionnaire to evaluate psychological symptoms. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The results showed that the average scores of physical symptoms in the experimental group were significantly lower than the control group in the post-test and follow-up stages. According to results, training of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Therapy helps to improve the level and severity of symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Psoriasis is a chronic and inflammatory skin disease, that mental - cognitive factors are involved in the creation and continuity of the problem. The aim of this study is comparison of personal characteristics and anxiety sensitivity in people with and without Psoriasis. By using casual-comparative research project and available sampling method among volunteers, 130 people with Psoriasis and 130 people without Psoriasis were selected. All subjects answered to NEO five-factor inventory items (NEO-FFI) and anxiety sensitivity indexes (ASI-3., Taylor et al., 2007) and demographic information in one session. The results showed that personality traits in people with Psoriasis in scale of openness to experience are different from people without Psoriasis ,and the mean of anxiety sensitivity in people with psoriasis are significantly (p

The study of the Psychometric Properties Inventory that considers the Motivations for Suicide Attempts in all the theories concerned it can be proportional to the type of motivation, confined for evaluation, diagnosis and intervention. The purpose of this research was to measuring psychometric properties of the Inventory of Motivations for Suicide Attempts (IMSA). The sample consisted of 250 suicide attempted persons who were selected by Purposive sampling method. The data was analyzed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the exploratory factor analysis identified 9 factors, which in total, explained 64.11% of the variance in mental pain. 43 items in 9 factors were validated by confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.94 for the whole IMSA, 0.83 for Hopelessness, 0.75 for Psychache, 0.76 for Escape, 0.68 for Burdensomeness, 0.68 for Low Belongingness, 0.68 for Fearlessness, 0.72 for Interpersonal Influence, 0.75 for Help-Seeking and 0.73 for Impulsivity. Persian version of Inventory of Motivations for Suicide Attempts (IMSA) has acceptable psychometric properties among Suicide Attempts and can be used as a valid tool for both clinical and research goals when a comprehensive assessment of Motivations for Suicide Attempts is needed.

Behavioral disorders are the most common Childhood problems. They have many health, individual, family, educational, social and economic consequences and costs and through neurocognitive and emotional mediators have a great effect on children's physical and mental health. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of PATHS program (Persian version) on children's externalized behavioral disorders and problems. 600 students ages 6 to 12 include grades k-6 based on inclusion criteria such as social and economic class, educational settings and absence of severe physical and mental problems were selected conventionally and assigned in experimental and control groups randomly. Both groups were assessed by the Achenbach Teacher Report Form (TRF) before and after interventions. The experimental group received PATHS program for 1 educational year (two sessions per week), While the control group received custom educations. The results by ANCOVA indicated that the externalized behavioral disorders in the experimental group decreased significantly (p Results of the study have implications for using evidence-based programs such as PATHS for behavioral and preventive purposes and have a promising perspective for extending such programs.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of to investigate the effect of Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on emotional expression and sexual function in women with multiple sclerosis. The present study was semi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest design with the control group. Out of women with MS who referred to Kermanshah comprehensive clinic in 2017, 28 were selected through targeted sampling and interviewed and randomly assigned to two groups of experimental and control groups. The King and Emmons Expression Expression Questionnaire (1990) and the sexual function of women in Rosen & et al (2000) were used for pre-test and post-test for data collection. short-term dynamic psychotherapy for the experimental group was grouped twice a week in 20 sessions of 60 minutes. To analyze the data, multivariate covariance test was used by SPSS software version 23. The results of the analysis on the pre-test and post-test scores showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups of the test and control groups in the sexual function variables (P <0.05) and emotional expression (P<0.01). In other words, interventional therapy increases the mean scores of emotional expression and sexual function of the experimental group in the post-test phase. Based on the findings of this study, it is suggested that using counseling centers, health clinics ,and MS associations throughout the country to increase the emotional expression and sexual function of women with multiple sclerosis using short-term dynamic psychotherapy techniques.

The aim of this research was predicting pain acceptance based on perceived stress and coping strategies in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. The current research method was correlation. The statistical population was all patients with rheumatoid arthritis who referred to rheumatology centers of districts 2,3,5,6,7,18 of Tehran city in 1396 that 214 of them, based on the Kerjcie and Morgan table (1970) and using the available sampling method, were selected as statistical samples, but 210 patients remained as the final sample. The data for the research were collected through Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen, Kamarak and Mermelstein (1983), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations by Calsbeek, Mieke, Dekker, and Henegouwen (2002) and Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire by McCracken, Wolves and Eccleston (2004) and analyzed by using multiple regression method. The results showed that perceived stress (β=-0.13, p=0.001), emotion-oriented strategy (β=-0.16, p=0.001) and avoidant strategy (β=-0.21, p=0.001 negatively and significantly and problem-oriented strategy (β=0.58, p=0.001) positively and significantly can predict pain acceptance. Overall, the results showed that perceived stress and coping strategies can be used to control the pain of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on resilince, emotion regulation and life expectancy among women with diabetes. The method of research was semi-experimental with pretest and posttest control group. Data were collected from the Responding Questionnaire by Connor and Davidson (2003), Garnowski Critical Settlement Questionnaire (2006), and Miller & Wacky Hope Questionnaire (1988). The sample were 30 patient women who were selected by available sampling and were randomly placed in tow groups of experimental group and control group. The experimental group received 9 sessions Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy. The results of this study showed that mindfulness education is not effective in improving the life expectancy of women with diabetes (p>0/05) However, had significant effect on resilince and emotion regulation of women with diabetes (p<0/05). mindfulness can play an important role as adjunctive and Rehabilitation therapies with medical treatment.

Mastectomy surgery is basic foundation of treatment in patients with breast cancer that could cause damage to matrimony. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was the Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on internalized shame and Sexual self-esteem of women with breast cancer after mastectomy surgery.

This quasi-experimental study was a pretest-posttest with control group. The research population was women residing in Behshahr city with breast cancer after mastectomy surgery that had been treating in specialized clinics in Behshahr and Sari cities. 30 women under consideration entry and exit criteria to study randomly assigned into two groups of 15people experimental and control with convenience Method. The experimental group was exposed to therapy based on acceptance and commitment in ten sessions of 90 minutes but control group did not receive treatment. Standard Cook's Internalized Shame Inventory and Schwarz sexual self- esteem were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by using SPSS21 software and multivariate covariance analysis.

The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that therapy on acceptance and commitment has had positive impact on some components of internalized shame including shyness and self-esteem also the intervention has had positive impact on some components of sexual self-esteem like experience and skill , attractiveness, control , moral judgment and adaptiveness.

therapy based on acceptance and commitment has caused to increase sexual self-esteem and reduce internalized shame. The use of the intervention recommended improving mental health in women with breast cancer after mastectomy surgery