Background and Objective: Research evidence show that specific parenting styles are as risk factors in evolution of maladaptive perfectionism in students. On the other hand, perfectionism is affected by biological motivational personality systems. This study investigated the role of behavioral-brain systems and perceived parenting styles in Students’ perfectionism. Materials and Methods: The...

Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of behavioral counseling in the decrease of high-risk behaviors in the promotion of quality of life and control of craving beliefs in substance abusers. Method: A quasi-experimental method along with pretest/posttest design and control group was used for the conduct of this research. The research sample consisted of 40 mal...

Introduction: Nomophobia is a particular disorder caused by the use of smartphones that adverse health effects such as sleep disturbance, impaired short-term memory, dizziness and high blood pressure is associated. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy, Emotion focused therapy and Adolescent-centered Mindfulness Therapy on Nomophobia symptoms a...

Background and Objective: Cognitive and physiological components such as intolerance of uncertainty, cognitive avoidance and brain/behavior systems have a significant impact on generalized anxiety disorder. The mentioned components are considered as the main causes of the emergence and persistence of this disorder. The aim of this study was to compare brain/behavioral system activity, intoleran...

The purpose of this paper is to survey effectiveness of behavioral-mindfulness intervention on self-concept promotion and life quality improvement of female students with negative body image. After applying Multi-dimensional Body-Self Relationship Questionnaire (MBSRQ), 30 females with scores under 160 and 33 respectively in MBSRQ and Body Areas Satisfaction Scale (BASS) were selected and categ...

introduction: Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders that comorbids with substance use disorders. depression is not only the factor that predisposes persons to abuse substanses but also the factor resulting in relapse. The aim of this study was to determine effectiveness of group behavioral activation treatment in reducing depressive symptoms and effects of this treatment ...