The general goal of this article is twofold, First, based on theoretical and empirical foundation of psychiatric disorders this study investigates the association between depression disorder and several variables which are assumed to be more prevalent determinant and predictor of depression disorder in a sample of workers in the city of Tehran. In doing so, we developed six hypotheses related t...

this paper seeks to address the issue of alienation from the perspective of mulla sadra. although mulla sadra did not explicitly employed the term alienation, equivalent terms, such as self-forgetfulness, negligence and self-unconsciousness can be found in his works. the outcome of the study is that mulla sadra is pursuing excellence and perfection of human beings through transcendent philosoph...

This study analyzed sixteen cases which appeared to meet Dr. Richard Gardner 's criteria for parental alienation syndrome as set forth in his 1987 book. Thesecases showed a wide diversity of characteristics but Gardner's criteria were useful in differentiating these cases from other postdivorce difficulties. Traditional interventions were ineffective in altering Ule alienation. Gardner (1985) h...

social apathy refers to avoidance from participation in social problems, discouragement and disinterest, civic disinvolvement and being inattentive to social, political, cultural subjects and social alienation happens when the individuals in relation to self, others and society at diverse forms feel powerless, abnormal, meaningless, socially isolated or hate the culture or themselves. the main ...

Generalisation in this area is particularly difficult. The very claim that Marxism has a theory of alienation is controversial. The term has a shifting meaning in Marx's early writings and it plays only a peripheral role in his later work. Generalising about existentialism is even more problematic. Existentialism is not a definite philosophical school at all. At best it is a loose tradition, an...

The aim of the study was to assess two psychological parameters, sensation-seeking (SS) and alienation (AL), in a sample of thirty DSM-III diagnosed opiate dependence cases, and to compare them on these two parameters with two non-drug-abusing control groups, one from the patients own peer groups and the other from the general population. The opiate dependent subjects were found to score higher...