results after controlling for gender and educational level, we observed statistically significant differences in the modified means between the patients who considered the behavioral risk factors and those who considered the physiological risk factors (p = 0.012, md = 5.03) and between the patients who regarded the behavioral risk factors and those who regarded the psychological risk factors (p...

background: infertility is a stressful event that can give rise to psychological difficulties. now, a wide range of psychosocial interventions for infertile couples has been developed. objective: purpose of this study was to determine the effect of group cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) to reduce stress, anxiety and depression of women undergoing assisted reproductive therapy (art). materials...

The rapidly increasing rate of climate change is a major threat our time. Human behaviors contribute to change. These are malleable. To human behavior in significant and sustainable ways, we need scientific understanding motivation One area psychological science that provides precision, scope, depth contextual behavioral (CBS). current article an account how CBS can provide real-world solutions...

citizen relationship management is a novel approach for public sector and governmental organization to improve their services and to achieve citizen satisfaction. the main purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize customer segmentation in governmental organizations. for the reason, based on reviewing the literature, four group of psychological, demographic, behavioral, and situation f...

This paper discusses the behavioral and psychological assessment of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in clinical practice. Following a brief introduction regarding definition and etiology of CSA and discussion on issues of behavioral/ psychological consequences of CSA, the paper reviews the various approaches towards behavioral/psychological assessment in establishing validity of alleged CSA. The short...

To many, the term ‘‘psychology’’ conjures the image of a distraught patient lying on a couch, telling hermost intimate thoughts to a beardedman smoking a cigar and scribbling notes somewhere behind her. ‘‘What on earth do interpreted dreams, unhappy childhoods, and envy for certain aspects of male anatomy have to do with the sensory evaluation of dairy products?’’ you may ask. The answer is, ‘‘...

The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience,” which recognizes both the physiological and psychological aspects of pain. According to the Biobehavioral Model of Pediatric Pain (Varni 1989), biological factors (e.g., temperament, age, gender, cognitive development), family factors, cognitive perceptions, coping styles, and p...