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 ...

Introduction: There are few studies about the role of personality in predicting cancer-related clinical-psychological symptoms. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of behavioral brain systems in predicting clinical psychological symptoms in cancer patients. Methods: The present research is descriptive-correlational. A sample of 100 patients with cancer was selected usin...

Background: Previous studies have shown that impulsive or uncontrolled behaviors in addicts to obtain the drug and drug abuse may be due to overcome one of the brain/behavioral systems. In this study we sought to answer the question whether the overcoming can be associated with relapsing or not? Materials and methods: The method of research was causative-comparative. To achieve our aim, we cate...

Juvenile delinquency is a growing social phenomenon that occurs in various forms in society. Therefore, paying attention to this phenomenon is of great importance. In this regard, the aim of the present study was to compare emotion expression, inhibitory / behavioral activation systems and intolerance of uncertainty in delinquent and normal adolescents in Tehran. This study was comparative and ...

The present research was a causal-comparative study with ex post facto method to evaluate brain behavioral inhibition and activation systems (BIS/BAS) and hemispheric dominance in alexithymia. For this purpose, 25 university students without alexithymia symptoms and 25 university students with alexithymia were selected with purposive sampling among male and female undergraduate students of Bona...

Objectives: This study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with behavioral activation treatment in reducing symptoms, improving quality of life and decreasing suicidal thoughts. Method: A quasi-experimental method and mixed analysis of variances between-within group was conducted. The population included students of Islamic Azad University...