abstract the first purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of consciousness-raising (c-r) activities on learning grammatical structures (simple present tense in this case) by iranian guidance school efl learners. the second one was to investigate the effect of gender on learning the simple present tense through c-r activities and tasks. finally, this study aimed to investigate the ...

Objective: The present study was an attempt to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group cognitive therapy in reducing depression and obsessive rumination among women under methadone treatment. Method: A quasi-experimental research design along with pretest-posttest design and a control group were employed to conduct this study. Considering inclusion criteria, a total of 24 female su...

The aim of the present study was investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on cognitive emotion regulation in gifted male students. The statistical population of the present study was all male students in the first high school in Gifted Shahre-Babak High School in the academic year of 2018-2019. In this research, the purposive sampling method was used. after the ini...

Introduction: Mothers of single-parent children need a lot of help and assistance because they are alone in playing parenting roles. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of play therapy based on child-parent relationships and cognitive-behavioral art-play therapy on single-parent mothers’ affective capital and their components. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with...

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy on dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep, rumination, worry and pre-sleep arousal in students with insomnia of the University of  Kurdistan.   Materials and Methods: This was a semi-experimental study conducted in a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study populati...

Abstract   Aim and Background: Chronic pain is a health issue that affects on millions of people in around the world. Research has indicated that psychological factors such as anxiety and aggression are common consequences of living with chronic pain. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy for females with chronic pain. Methods: This was ...

Background & Aims: Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, it is a chronic and progressive degenerative disorder and affects cognitive functions. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of cognitive stimulation therapy and Montessori-based dementia programming on cognitive function on people with Alzheimer's disease. Materials & Methods: The research met...