Mohammad Ali Besharat; Elahe HAfezi; Ali Moghadam Zadeh
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of written emotional disclosure on the defense mechanisms of alexithymic people. A qausi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was used to determine the effectiveness of written emotional disclosure. For this purpose, 130 male and ...
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of written emotional disclosure on the defense mechanisms of alexithymic people. A qausi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was used to determine the effectiveness of written emotional disclosure. For this purpose, 130 male and female master's and PhD students at University of Tehran were selected by convenience sampling method. A total of 35 participants having high scortes on Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were screened and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The Defensive Style Questionnaire (DSQ) was performed to evaluate the participant's defense mechanisms. Then, a two-week program of written emotional disclosure (6 sessions, 20 minutes for each), was used to measure changes in post-test. Research data were analysed using non-parametric tests (Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney-U) with SPSS version 23. The results showed that written emotional disclosure reduced the use of immature defense mechanisms and increased the mature defenses; with no significant change on neurotic defenses. It is concluded that written emotional discloure can be used as a complementary and effective therapy in psychotherapy.
Mohammad Ali Besharat; Maryam Taheri; Masoud Gholamali LAvasani
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The main objective of the present study was to compare perfectionism, ego strength, anger, and anger rumination in individuals with major depression (MDD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Tehran Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (TMPS), Ego Strength Scale (ESS), Tehran Multidimensional Anger ...
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The main objective of the present study was to compare perfectionism, ego strength, anger, and anger rumination in individuals with major depression (MDD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Tehran Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (TMPS), Ego Strength Scale (ESS), Tehran Multidimensional Anger Inventory (TMAI), and Anger Rumination Scale (ARS) were completed by 60 patients (39 patients with major depression disorder, 21 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder). Method of the present descriptive study was causal-comparative and statistical society included all major depressive disordered and obsessive-compulsive disordered patients refering to private clinics in Tehran during the year 1394. Analysis of the data involved both descriptive and inferential statistics including means, standard deviations, correlation coefficient, MANOVA, and independent t-test. The results demonstrated that dimensions of perfectionism were different in MDD and OCD: while self-oriented perfectionism and other-oriented perfectionism were elevated in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder sample, socially-prescribed perfectionism was elevated in major depression disorder sample. The results revealed no difference between the two groups in ego strength. Ager-in was elevated in major depression disorder sample, and there was no significant difference in other dimensions among the two groups. The results indicated that individuals with MDD showed more level of anger rumination than individuals with OCD. According to the results of the present study it can be concluded that comorbidity of MDD and OCD can be clarified through the common bases of psychopathology, meanwhile different principals of psychopathology justify distinction between the two disorders.
M Besharat; HA Jahed; A Hosseini
Volume 5, Issue 17 , April 2014, , Pages 67-87
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This study is concerned with the moderating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between resiliency and general health in a sample of students. 75 students from among those studying at the Islamic Azad University of Shahr-e-Ray (65 girls and 10 boys) were involved in this study and asked to ...
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This study is concerned with the moderating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between resiliency and general health in a sample of students. 75 students from among those studying at the Islamic Azad University of Shahr-e-Ray (65 girls and 10 boys) were involved in this study and asked to complete Ego Resiliency Scale (ERS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The research results indicate that there is a significant negative correlation between resiliency and satisfaction with life and the general health problems. Results of the analysis carried out on the chief and moderating effects based on the structural equations suggest that satisfaction with life could moderate the relationship between resiliency and general health problems of the students. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the relation between satisfaction with life and resiliency and genera health is not merely a simple one and the interaction between different variables could differently influence general health.
