oThis paper aims to compare meta-cognitive beliefs in obsessive compulsive disorder patients with poor and good insight and healthy individuals. For this purpose, 19 and 4 OCD patients with respectively good and poor insight (based on their score in Brown test 11th item) and 26 healthy persons were selected by available sampling. Data analysis was done by Brown test, BDI-II questionnaire, GHQ-1...

Background: While some factors support drug addiction, others impose risky factors that affect drug addiction. This study investigated the relationship between Meta cognitive beliefs and self-destructive behavior among addicts. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study. One hundred thirty two people were selected through convenience sampling, from the addicted c...

Introduction: Infertility has many negative consequences, such as decreasing hope and increasing dysfunctional attitudes and meta-worry. One of the methods to improve psychological states is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy method. Therefore, the aim of this study was determine the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on hope, dysfunctional attitudes and meta-worry in infertile wome...

Introduction: This study investigated the role of thought suppression, meta- cognitive factors, and negative emotions in predicting of substance dependency disorder. Method: Subjects were 70 patients with substance dependence disorder and 70 normal individuals (total 140). Substance dependants were selected of outpatient treatment centers and the normal sample was selected of the general popula...

The aim of present rssearch was to determine the relationship between meta-cognitive beliefs and chizophrenic positive and negative symptoms of patients with hallucination and delusion. The Sample consisted of 127 patients with schizophrenia under therapy who were referred to Psychaitric Department of Emmam-Hossin hospital as outpatients or inpatients in the first quarter of the year 2005. Part...

Abstract Background & Aim: New graduate nurses suffer high levels of stress which can lead to unpleasant personal and professional outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of mindfulness and meta-emotion on predicting Emotional Adjustment in novice nurses. Material & Method: The descriptive-correlative method was used for conducting this research. The Statistical popul...

In the current research, the effect of teaching meta cognitive strategies (SQP4R) and self-assessment among fifth grade students mental retarded was studied. For this purpose, 30 performing the comprehension Pre-test on both groups (Test and Control), the test group was taught (SQP4R) method and self-assessment in sixteen 45 minute sessions. After teaching the students for 16 sessions, the stud...

Introduction: Hyperactivity of children can cause problems for couples and threaten their mental health. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of emotionally focused-meta cognitive couple therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on psychological capital among couples with hyperactive children. Methods: The research method was semi-experimental, and research design was...