Hamid Zolfaghari; Imanollah Bigdeli; Ali Mashhadi
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Aim: This study aimed to compare the executive functions of patients with hoarding disorder and normal people in the city of Mashhad. Method: The design of the present study was causal-comparative and its statistical population consisted of people referring to Health Center No. 3 in Mashhad in 2017. ...
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Aim: This study aimed to compare the executive functions of patients with hoarding disorder and normal people in the city of Mashhad. Method: The design of the present study was causal-comparative and its statistical population consisted of people referring to Health Center No. 3 in Mashhad in 2017. The statistical sample included 30 individuals with hoarding disorder and 30 non-clinical participants. Data was collected using a structured interview, the revised version of Frost and Stecti storage behavior (SAL), and Back and visual-auditory computer tests. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Results: The research findings showed a significant difference between people with hoarding disorder and people without clinical symptoms in answers (P = 0.001, F = 55.38), sustained auditory attention (P = 0.001, 48.61), and sustained visual attention (P=0.001, F=49.12) and people with hoarding disorder have a lower mean. In the mean reaction time, the differences were significant (P=0.001, F=36.684) and people without clinical symptoms had a higher mean. There was no significant difference in visual and auditory response inhibition (P<0.05). Conclusion: The research results showed that the performance of people with hoarding disorder in executive actions (working memory and sustained attention) is weaker than those without clinical symptoms..
Mojtaba Aghili; arezou asghari; soghra haghshenas; mitra namazi
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Aim: The treatment model focused on Yang's schema is an innovative combination of cognitive behavior therapy with Gestalt and thematic relations of psychoanalytical approaches. The present study was conducted to identify the effect of schema-focused cognition group therapy training on the adjustment ...
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Aim: The treatment model focused on Yang's schema is an innovative combination of cognitive behavior therapy with Gestalt and thematic relations of psychoanalytical approaches. The present study was conducted to identify the effect of schema-focused cognition group therapy training on the adjustment of primary maladaptive schemas in adolescent girls in divorced families. Method: The research was carried out in the framework of a semi-experimental pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all adolescent girls from the divorce family in Ghaemshahr welfare in 2018, from whom 40 people were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Yang's (1988) early maladaptive schemas questionnaire was used to collect data. the subjects were measured according to the research designs in two stages before and after the group training. The program was performed for eight sessions of 90-minute group training for the experimental group, but the control group did not receive any training. Univariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Results: The findings indicated that the cognitive therapy group focused on the schema that affects rejection/rejection, impaired self-management and performance, impaired limitations, and other orientations in adolescent girls in divorced families in Ghaem city. Conclusion: The result of the study confirms the effectiveness of schema therapy in correcting maladaptive schemas and can help adolescent girls in the divorce family to adjust the schemas and can be used as a helpful model in psychological counseling for girls living on welfare.
Hadi Taghizadeh; Amanollah Soltani; Hamdollah Manzar Tavakoli; Zahra ZaynDin Meymand
Volume 6, Issue 2 , February 2018, , Pages 125-142
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to study the association between the response inhibition executive functions of response inhibition and working memory and the development of the mind theory in primary school children. Methods: This research method was correlational. The population ...
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Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to study the association between the response inhibition executive functions of response inhibition and working memory and the development of the mind theory in primary school children. Methods: This research method was correlational. The population in this study consisted of all elementary school students in Mashhad in the academic year 1396-95. The sample consisted of 180 students randomly selected and matched by age, gender, and grade. Data collection tools in this study consisted of 38 questions form the Theory of Mind, Morris et al. ( ), Stroop Test and the Wechsler Memory Scale Active. The data collected were analyzed using correlation and linear regression analysis to test the research questions. Results: The results showed a positive and significant relationship between the executive functions of response inhibition, working memory and the development of theory of mind. Also a correlation was found between response inhibition and working memory's ability to predict the level of theory of mind. Furthermore, the results showed a positive relationship between theory of mind and response inhibition and working memory span. Conclusion: In general, executive functions, particularly working memory and response inhibition play decisive roles in anticipating and development of human mental abilities, including the ability of the conceptual mind. In addition, improving these actions led to greater recognition of social human understanding. Therefore, paying attention to learners’ working memory capacity and the effectiveness of learning and teaching materials designed to create the ultimate objective of all of them, or facilitate the development of cognitive functions, display significant effects.
