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Aim and Background: The purpose of this study was to compare executive function and sustained attention in students with obsessive&ndash;compulsive, high schizotypal and overlapping symptoms and a control group. Methods and Materials: The present study assessed undergraduate students of Tabriz University by ex post facto method. Randomized multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select 1570 students. The subjects completed Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire and the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised. Then, during the screening phase, 140 students (in groups of 35) were selected. They completed Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Continuous Performance Test and Stroop color-word test. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA test. Findings: The results of this study showed a significant difference in executive function and sustained attention between high schizotypy and overlapping groups and the control group (P < 0.05). Except for commission errors in CPT, other differences observed between obsessive-compulsive and control groups in executive function and sustained attention except were insignificant (P > 0.05). Conclusions: The difference between the overlapping group and obsessive-compulsive and high schizotypy groups in terms of executive function and sustained attention pattern may indicate the unique clinical characteristics of the overlapping group.

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Abstract Aim and Background: Substance abuse is an essential problem, international and in our country and concomitant with untreatment problems like continuous relapse. This study is with purpose of Assessment meter of various effective factors associated with substance abuse relapse in addict&rsquo;s perspective in Shafabakhsh center of Jahrom. Methods and Materials: In descriptive-cross sectional study, a Sample of 506 available addicts was recruited. Data collected in psychologist practitioner with a checklist. Validity obtain with contain valid and confidence with test re-test and 0.78 kronbakh index. Findings: Majority(95.1%) of addicts were men with mean age 35.20&plusmn;1.15, mean first&nbsp; substance abuse age 24.44&plusmn;8.63, mean 6.39&plusmn;2.24 times of cassation and 97.10&plusmn;1.96 days for last cassation. In individual factors, psychological factors and in environmental factors, social factors were most effective in relapse in addict&rsquo;s perspective. In addition, psychological and familial factors had maximum and minimum effect in relapse, respectively. Conclusions: Substance abuse relapse has different factors that psychological especially temptation is common. So, showing appropriate guideline and familial and social surveillance and follow-up for collation with this situations is essential for permanent prosperity treatment.

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Abstract Aim and Background: Many of diseases, especially chronic and debilitating types, have co-morbidity with psychological problems. One of these chronic diseases which has co-morbidity with psychological problems is renal failure. This disease can endanger public health. This study was conducted aiming to examine the effectiveness of group logo therapy on hope and general health of dialysis patients at Milad Hospital of Tehran, Iran. Methods and Materials: Research method was semi-experimental and research design was the kind of pretest-posttest. The statistical community includes all patients admitted to the dialysis sector at Milad Hospital of Tehran in the fall and winter at 2012. Thirty patients were selected purposively and then replaced at random in two control and experiment groups (15 subjects in each group). The experiment group was admitted to group logo therapy intervention in 8 sessions during 90 minutes and the control group was also at waiting list and was admitted to no intervention. Covariance analysis test was used for analyzing data. The confidence distance and acceptable error are 0.95 and 0.05 respectively. Findings: The findings showed that rate of hope and general health increased among the patients who were admitted to intervention logo therapy Conclusions: According to the results obtained, it can be said that logo therapy approach was effective in increasing hope and general health among dialysis patients at Milad Hospital of Tehran. &nbsp;

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Aim and Background: The birth of a disabled child influences a wonderful effect on parents psych especially mothers. The birth of disabled child could be let parents down and cause to be hard to cope with. Therefore, the present research aimed to study of effectiveness of native solution-focused therapy based on narrations of mothers with mentally retarded children on their resilience.
Methods and Materials: The research method of this paper was semi-experimental with pretest, posttest, and control group design. The research population include all mothers who has disable child and were referred to Welfare Organization of Arak in the first 3-month of 2019 year. The research sample includes 40 mothers who were selected randomly among research population (each group 20 subjects). To gather the data Conner and Davidson’s questionnaire was used. The experimental group received solution-focused therapy intervention and the subjects of control group were in waitlist. Analyzing the data carried out by Repeated Measure ANOVA.
Findings: The results showed that native solution-focused therapy intervention has been effective on resiliency of mothers with disabled children (p<.05).
Conclusions: According to the findings, it seems to intervention of native solution-focused therapy based on narrations of mothers with disabled children on increasing of their resilience has been effective. Theoretical and practical implications discussed in this research.

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Aim and Background: Research has shown that adequate education on marriage-related issues can affect coupleschr('39') beliefs; therefore, the present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of premarital education by the method of awareness program and interpersonal selection and multidimensional indigenous approach on dysfunctional couple beliefs in marriage seekers.
Methods and Materials: The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study included all marriage applicants in Arak who referred to the Center for Sustainable Life in 1399, and 60 of them were randomly selected and randomly divided into three experimental groups of interpersonal knowledge and selection program (20 people). The native group (20 people) and the control group (20 people) were included. In this study, the content of premarital training sessions based on the principles and techniques of the Interpersonal Awareness and Selection Program (PICK) was two weekly 90-minute sessions and native multidimensional training in 10 40-minute sessions. Done. The data collection tool was Eidelsen and Epstein (1982) Communication Beliefs Questionnaire and covariance analysis test was used to analyze the data using SPSS software version 22.  
Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of premarital education through the program of knowledge and interpersonal choice and the native multidimensional approach on communication beliefs, expectation of mind reading and no change of spouse (P≥0.001).
Conclusions: It seems that people who participate in premarital education programs have better communication growth, less destructive exchanges and more support, and also have lower divorce rates.

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Aim and Background: Today, one of the achievements of the family institution and one of the factors threatening the foundation and center of the family is the conflicts that occur in the relationship between couples. Therefore; the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of localized couple therapy based on marital burnout of conflicting couples in Kermanshah.
Methods and Materials: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population included all couples who referred to Kermanshah Transplant Counseling Center. Statistical sample consisted of 20 conflicting graft pairs that were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The research instrument was the 21-item Marital burnout Inventory (CBM) questionnaire. Analysis of variance with repeated measures with SPSS software version 25 was used to analyze the data.
Findings: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the pre-test-post-test and pre-test-follow-up stages, which indicates the effectiveness of reality-based education on marital burnout of conflicting couples.
Conclusions: It seems that localized couple therapy based on reality therapy has an effect on marital burnout. It is recommended to do similar research with more samples to increase the external credibility of the research.