Psychology
Majid Baradaran; Farzaneh Ranjbar Noushari
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The purpose of this study was the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety sensitivity and cognitive fusion in university students with body dysmorphic disorder. This study was a semi-experimental study with a pretest and post-test. The statistical population of this study included ...
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The purpose of this study was the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety sensitivity and cognitive fusion in university students with body dysmorphic disorder. This study was a semi-experimental study with a pretest and post-test. The statistical population of this study included university students of Payame Noor University of Amlash in academic year 2023-2024. Subjects were first screened using the inclusion and exclusion criteria. therefore, 40 university students with body dysmorphic disorder were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (20 persons in each group). All of the sample groups completed anxiety sensitivity (Floyd et al, 2005) and Cognitive Fusion Scales (Gillanders et al, 2010). The ACT group in 8 sessions based on Hayes et al (1999) model while the control group did not receive any treatment. For data analysis, multivariate analysis of covariance was used. Results showed that there were significant differences between two groups on anxiety sensitivity and cognitive fusion (P <0.01). ACT as a third wave treatment, can be an effective intervention to reduce the anxiety sensitivity and cognitive fusion in university students with body dysmorphic disorder.
Farangis Abdollahi; Zohreh Rafezi; Hossien Skandari
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the recognition of facial emotions and cognitive biases in people with body dysmorphic disorder and people without body dysmorphic disorder. Method: The method of the present study was causal-comparative.The statistical population of the present study ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the recognition of facial emotions and cognitive biases in people with body dysmorphic disorder and people without body dysmorphic disorder. Method: The method of the present study was causal-comparative.The statistical population of the present study included all people with body dysmorphic disorder in the age group of 25 to 35 years in 2019. The research sample included 70 people (35 people in each group) who were selected by available sampling methods. Data was collected using the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale modified for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (Phillips et al. 1997), The Interpretations Questionnaire-modified (IQ-modified; adapted from Buhlmann et al. 2002), and the Facial Emotions Recognition Test (Ekman & Friesen, 1976). The data was analyzed using t-test and non-parametric Friedman test. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference (P <0.01) between people with body dysmorphic disorder and People without body dysmorphic disorder in cognitive biases. Also, there was a significant difference (P <0.01) between the two groups of individuals without body dysmorphic disorder and individuals with body dysmorphic disorder in the component of recognizing facial emotions. Conclusion: The results of the statistical analysis showed that people with body dysmorphic disorder have more and more negative body-related cognitive biases compared to people without body dysmorphic disorder. Also, people with body dysmorphic disorder perform weaker than people without body dysmorphic disorder in recognizing facial emotions except sadness. It seems that these variables play an essential role in the formation and continuation of this disorder..
