Background & Aims: Due to the expansiveness problems caused by personality disorders in personal and familial life, recognition of predisposing factors of such diseases leads to more accurate and better understanding of them. It also helps diagnose the preventive measures in treating these disorders and because personality disorders affect all aspects of interpersonal relationships of patients...

Objective: This study aimed to compare behavioral activation and inhibition systems and coping styles in opium consumer,Methadone maintenance treatment clients and healthy peers. Methods: A causal-comparative study was used in this retrospective and fundamental research. Statistical population of this research include all men of substance abuse addiction treatment center in Sari city in 1395...

Introduction: Emotional reactivity has a role in the creation and continuation of many psychological disorders, but the measurement tools of this component are limited. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric adequacy of the Persian version of the Emotional Reaction Scale (ERS). Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 300 students of Kas...

Social anxiety is one of the most debilitating anxiety disorders that can negatively affect all aspects of a person's life. Yet, despite the fact that its prevalence rates are relatively high, factors associated it are still poorly understood. The study aimed at determining the prediction model of social anxiety through investigating variables like: depression, shame, behavioral Inhibition, shy...

The Behavioral Inhibition System(BIS) and Behavioral Activation System(BAS) Scales(BIS/BASS) were developed by Carver and White(1) as self-report measures derived from the two behavioral systems in Gray's theory(2,3). The purpose of the present study was to examine carry out Carver and White’s model with Shiraz university students. In order to this research, exploratory factor structure of the ...

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to examine the sensitivity level of Behavioral Approach System (BAS) and Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) as probable predisposing factors for substance abuse. To this end, the difference of sensitivity levels of BAS and BIS were assessed in substance abusers, cigarette smokers, and normal individuals. Method: The present causal-comparative study c...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of emotional self-regulation and behavioral activation/inhibition systems in addicted patients' psychological well-being under the mediating role of thinking styles. Method: The current research employed a descriptive correlational method. Hofmann & Kashdan's Affective Styles Questionnaire, Behavioral Inhibition Activation Inven...