Cognitive psycholog
fatemeh fooladi; hosein zare; pariya meraji saeed
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and executive functions with the mediating role of emotional processing. This research was a type of correlation study and structural equation model. The statistical population of the study consisted ...
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and executive functions with the mediating role of emotional processing. This research was a type of correlation study and structural equation model. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the students of Tehran city, from which 270 people from Al-Zahra University (S) were selected using available sampling. To collect data, the childhood trauma questionnaire (Bernstein et al., 2003), the executive skills questionnaire (Street et al., 2019), and the emotional processing scale (Baker et al., 2007) were used. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation test and structural equation modeling with the help of Amos24 and SPSS22 software. The findings of this research indicated that the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and executive functions is significant. Also, the model of the mediating role of emotional processing in the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and executive functions had a favorable fit. Bootstrap results also indicated the impact of traumatic childhood experiences on executive functions through the mediating role of emotional processing. As a result, it can be said that the emotional processing variable has a significant mediating role in the relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and executive functions. Therefore, it is necessary to act through information and awareness in the field of negative cognitive consequences of traumatic childhood experiences to prevent or intervene early in this field.
Cognitive psycholog
Samila Arzeroomchilar; Zohreh Rafezi
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Introduction: The aim of the current research is to answer the question whether functions related to emotion such as risky decision-making and theory of mind change in all people under the influence of sadness and happiness induction, or according to different levels of emotional processing. People react ...
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Introduction: The aim of the current research is to answer the question whether functions related to emotion such as risky decision-making and theory of mind change in all people under the influence of sadness and happiness induction, or according to different levels of emotional processing. People react differently after experiencing these emotions. Method: In order to investigate this question, 60 volunteers, in the age range of 18-40 years old, were included using available sampling method. After evaluating the mood with the Beck Depression Questionnaire and measuring emotional processing by the Baker scale, they were randomly placed in one of the groups of induction of happiness, induction of sadness and control. In order to induce emotional states, the methods of playing short films and mental imagery were used. Then the Iowa software test and the eye reading mind test were performed. Findings: The results obtained using univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that in this research, the induction of none of the emotions of happiness and sadness had no significant effect on the amount of theory of mind and risky decision making of participants with different levels of emotional processing. Conclusion: From these findings, it can be concluded that being exposed to emotions of happiness and sadness with moderate to relatively high intensity in the short term (less than an hour), cannot significantly alter the level of functions of theory of mind and risky decision making in the direction of improvement or dysfunction in individuals with different emotional processing levels.
mina benrazi ghabeshi; Gholam Reza Dehshiri; Azam Farah Bijari; Seyed Abolghasem Mehrinejad
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The World Health Organization recently released the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases with the inclusion of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). ICD-11 construed CPTSD as a disorder comprising of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and disturbance of self-organization ...
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The World Health Organization recently released the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases with the inclusion of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). ICD-11 construed CPTSD as a disorder comprising of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and disturbance of self-organization (DSO) domains. Despite the growing research on the study of this diagnostic class, to date no research has been done on the symptoms and risk factors for this disorder in Iran. The present study was conducted to identify the signs and risk factors in the form of mediating variables (mentalization and emotional processing). In this study, cross-sectional descriptive research design and correlational research modeling with path analysis were used. Sampling was done from 17 to 60 years traumatized women and girls and the International Trauma Questionnaire, Checklist of Traumatic Experiences, Mentalization Scale and Emotional Processing Scale were completed. Data were analyzed using SPSS-26 and AMOS-24 software. The results showed that mentalization and emotional processing have a significant mediating role in the relationship between traumatic experiences and PTSD and CPTSD. As a result given the role of mentalization and emotional processing in the relationship between traumatic experiences and PTSD and CPTSD, training in emotion regulation processes and strengthening mentalization skills can be effective in preventing these two disorders and raising the level of adjustment.
