Showing 8 results for Impulsivity
منصور بيرامي, عباس بخشی پور رودسری, علی فخاری, زهرا خاکپور,
Volume 9, Issue 5 (2-2012)
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Purpose and Background: Eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder co-occur on many occasions. Impulsivity is one of the prevalent features between the mentioned disorders. The purpose of this study is to compare the feature of impulsivity and its components in eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and the normal individuals. Methods and Materials: This study carried on patients suffering from eating disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder receiving treatment at Bozorgmehr clinic in Tabriz in 1389-1390, using a convenience sampling. A normal group matched with patients’ groups and Barratt impulsiveness scale was used to collect data. Findings: Data was analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). The results show that the clinical groups have the higher rates of impulsivity compared to the normal group but there are no meaningful differences between the clinical groups. Regarding the components, the study shows that the attention impulsivity and non-planning impulsivity have significant differences between eating disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder with normal group, but there are no differences between two clinical groups. Regarding motor impulsiveness, there are no differences between the groups. Conclusions: high impulsivity and its components were noticed among the patients and this may justify the patients’ problems of behavioral inhibition and delay needs.
تورج هاشمي, آيدا عبداله زاده جدي,
Volume 11, Issue 3 (7-2013)
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Aim and Background: High prevalence of borderline personality disorder and its harmful social, health and economic consequences highlights the importance of studying this disorder and its underlying factors. The present study aimed to investigating behavioral-brain systems of individuals with borderline disorder and its discriminative aspects of these systems in patients and healthy controls. Methods and Materials: Thus 30 patients who admitted to Razi Hospital (Tabriz, Iran), completed the behavioral inhibition system (BIS), behavioral activation system (BAS) questionnaire by Carver and White (BIS/BAS scales). Control group consisted of 30 subjects without any mental disorder history. Findings: Results from multi-variant regression analysis showed that the two groups had statistically significant differences in BAS, BIS and sensation seeking scale (P < 0.01). Among these factors, sensation seeking scale with Wilks’ lambda = 0.42 and BAS with Wilks’ lambda = 0.53 had statistically significant role in discrimination between the two groups. Conclusions: Hyperactivity of BIS caused a permanent anxiety and negative emotions experienced by borderline patients and hyperactivity of BAS could be the underlying reason of impulsivity, which is the core component of borderline personality disorder. According to other studies in the field of bio-neural factors effects in development of borderline personality disorder, this study can help to improve our understanding of disorder and therefore help to improve developing accurate methods to predict the possibility of disorder. In addition, it will help us to develop methods for primary prevention and developing more effective therapy methods.
علي مشهدي, فاطمه ميردورقي, جعفر حسني, حميد يعقوبي, محمد حمزه لو, زهرا حسين زاده ملکي,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (4-2014)
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Abstract Aim and Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of ADHD symptoms and its association with sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) among freshmen of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Methods and Materials: The statistical population of this descriptive cross-sectional study, was all freshmen (3272 students) of Ferdowsi university of Mashhad by Census method completed the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (BAARS). The data were analysed using Z scores, chi-square, and Pearson correlation test. Findings: The results showed that the prevalence of attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity were 192 (5.9 percent), 281 (8.6 percent), and 189 (5.8 percent), respectively. In other words, according to total scores of BAARS, 217 (6.6 percent) of all university freshmen (100 females and 117 males) suffering from ADHD. In addition, comparing to hyperactivity and impulsivity the results of correlation analysis showed that there was a higher correlation between attention deficit and sluggish cognitive tempo (r=0.73). Conclusions: The high prevalence of ADHD symptoms among students, showed that the necessity of prevention and treatment programs for this disorder.
مریم موحدی, شهناز خالقیپور,
Volume 14, Issue 4 (2-2017)
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Aim and Background: Emotion regulation is a key factor in determination of health and successful performance in social interactions and its effect on exocrine dysfunction is of particular importance due to the flexible nature of adolescence and foundations of adult behavioral patterns. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of excitement process management strategies on the impulsivity of adolescent girls with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Methods and Materials: In the present study, 3 subjects were selected using purposive sampling method from among all 14-18 year old adolescents with ODD in schools of Najafabad (Isfahan, Iran). This study was implemented within the framework of a single-subject experimental design using stepwise multiple baseline design. After baseline, excitement process management strategies were presented to subjects based on Gross model during 8 individual intervention sessions. After one month, follow-up was conducted during 3 consecutive months. Using the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), the subjects were assessed 11 times (4 times for baseline, 4 for intervention, and 3 for follow-up). The indexes of process changes, slope, and effect size, Cohen's coefficient, and interpretation of ups and downs were presented in SPSS software. Findings: The intervention reduced the subjects' impulsiveness scores. Review of the effect coefficient size and the effectiveness charts indicates the remarkable and significant effect of intervention intensity for all three subjects in all studied variables. Conclusions: The results showed that excitement process management strategies are effective on the impulsivity of adolescent girls with ODD. Therefore, it has satisfactory practical implications in the treatment and prevention of ODD.
Arefeh Erfan, Sima Ghezelbash, Mahnaz Kazemian, Ahmadali Noorbala,
Volume 17, Issue 3 (10-2019)
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Aim and Background: The research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on the mood symptoms and impulsivity of women with bipolar disorder (I, II).
Methods and Materials: Present research was semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and follow-up with control group that was performed on 30 female patients with bipolar disorder referring to the Farabi hospital in Isfahan in 2016. Participants were selected by available sampling, then they were randomly assigned to experimental (n=15) and control group (n=15). Participants responded to Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (2004), Hamilton Questionnaire and Young Mania Scale in three steps pretest, posttest and follow-up. Experimental group in addition to medication, they received emotional schema therapy in group method during 14, 90-minute sessions while the control group did not received any cognitive intervention. Descriptive statistics methods and analysis of multivariate Covariance and were used for analyzing the data
Findings: Findings showed that emotional schema therapy had impact on the dimensions of impulsivity and mood symptoms (depression and mania) of bipolar patients and this effectiveness continued to be sustained in fallow up 3 months later.
Conclusions: Applying emotional schema therapy along with drug therapy can be effective intervention for treatment of mood symptoms and impulsivity in patients with bipolar disorder.
Maryam Tat, Hassan Rezayi Jamaloei, Mostafa Khanzadeh, Mojtaba Ansari Shahidi, Dr Mehdi Taheri,
Volume 19, Issue 4 (1-2022)
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Aim and Background: The present study was conducted to investigate the informational-motivational-behavioral structural model based on the role of impulsivity moderator among women with body mass index above 25.
Methods and Materials: The present study was a cross-sectional correlation of structural equations. The statistical population of the study was all women referring to diet centers, health centers and sports clubs in Isfahan in 2020-2021, from which 444 people were selected by multi-stage sampling method. A researcher-made information-motivational-behavioral questionnaire and Patton et al.'s (1959) impulsivity questionnaire were used to collect data. Amos software (24V-) was used for data analysis.
Findings: The results showed the moderating role of impulsivity in the mentioned model (X2/df = 3.46, GFI = 0.981, CFI = 0.977, RMSEA = 0.08, SRMR = 0.073, NFI = 0.970, TLI = 0.928 and AGFI= 0.924). In the three groups of low, medium and high impulsivity, health behavior was influenced by information. In the moderate impulsivity group, health behavior was influenced by motivation. In the three groups of low, medium and high impulsivity, health behavior was affected by behavioral skills. In individuals with low and high impulsivity, information had a significant indirect effect on health behavior through behavioral skills. In individuals with high impulsivity, motivation had a significant indirect effect on health behavior through behavioral skills.
Conclusions: The application of these structures such as information, motivation, behavioral skills and attention to levels of impulsivity can help researchers and therapists in the field to prevent obesity and even design appropriate treatments and good diets.
Negar Ghadimi Bavil Olyayi, Zeynab Khanjani, Touraj Hashemi,
Volume 20, Issue 4 (3-2023)
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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the level of risk-taking, sensation - seeking and impulsivity of girl and boy adolescents based on the level of influence of peers.
Method: The method of the present research was of fundamental type according to the research objective and according to the method of data collection it was of descriptive type and causal-comparative research. In line with the purpose of the study, among all adolescents aged 18-14 years in Tabriz, a sample of 327 people was selected by available sampling method. To collect data used from Peer Influence Resistance Questionnaire (1), Iranian Adolescents Risk-Taking Scale (2), Arent Sensation–Seeking Scale (3) and Barat Impulsivity Questionnaire 11 th edition (4). Also, the obtained data were analyzed using SPSS-26 software.
Results: Data analysis using multivariate factor analysis of variance showed that the level of risk-taking of adolescents based on the influence of peers is higher than the peer resistance group. Also, the level of risk-taking of boys is higher than girls based on influence by peers. But there was no difference in the sensation-seeking and impulsivity of girl and boy adolescents based on the level of influence from peers.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present research, it can be concluded that peers have a high impact on risk-taking, excitement and impulsiveness of teenagers. Therefore, it is suggested to hold training classes for teenagers and their families about the importance of friendships during adolescence and the impact of friendship during this period on risky behaviors.
Fateme Pudine Sabour, Qasem Ahi, Fatemeh Shahabizadeh,
Volume 21, Issue 4 (1-2024)
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Aim and Background: comparing the effect of psychological approaches in different fields, especially students' problems, is one of the topics of interest to researchers. The purpose of this research is to compare effectiveness of teaching techniques based on Eric Berne's Transactional analysis and narrative-therapeutic approach on reducing the impulsivity of abusive male students in Zahedan.
Methods and Materials: The design of the descriptive research was causal-comparative, in order to investigate the hypotheses of the research, 45 badly behaved students who referred to the Omid Zahedan clinic were studied, the training package of techniques based on the narrative-therapeutic approach and Erik's exchange analysis. They were trained and subjected to impulsivity test and the results were analyzed using SPSS software using multivariate analysis of variance.
Findings: The results of the research showed that teaching techniques based on the narrative therapy approach is effective in reducing the impulsivity of mistreated students in Zahedan city, and also teaching techniques based on the exchange analysis approach is effective in reducing the impulsivity of mistreated students in Zahedan city (P<0.05).
Conclusions: According to the results of the research, it can be said that the impulsivity of poorly supervised students has been significantly reduced by teaching techniques based on Eric Burn's narrative-therapeutic approach and exchange analysis