This is an intelligent book, entertaining, too, and well written. It reminds us of two important matters in family life, that are often overlooked: (1) the parents have rights as well as duties; (2) that family life is not lived in a vacuum, but is closely related to the world around it, and profoundly affected by the world's superstitions, codes and beliefs. It even realises that parents are P...

Cognitive-behavioral models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) assume that obsessions have their origin in normal intrusive thoughts. These models propose that certain beliefs, such as thought-action fusion (TAF) beliefs, combined with the use of ineffective coping strategies, such as thought suppression, lead to the development of OCD. The purpose of the current study was to examine the re...

BACKGROUND Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a very disabling condition with a chronic course, if left untreated. Though cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) with or without selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) is the method of choice, up to one third of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond to treatment in terms of at least 35% improvement of sympto...

The metacognitions questionnaire (MCQ) measures individual differences in a selection of metacognitive beliefs, judgments and monitoring tendencies considered important in the metacognitive model of psychological disorders. The development and properties of a shortened 30-item version of the MCQ, the MCQ-30, are reported. Construct validity was evaluated by confirmatory and exploratory factor a...

OBJECTIVE We examined the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Obsessive Compulsive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44) in a sample of Kuwait University students. This questionnaire was developed by the Obsessive Compulsive Cognitions Working Group in order to assess belief domains believed to be crucial in the development of obsessive compulsive symptoms. METHOD The Arabic vers...

Objective: This study was carried out to examine the personality beliefs of licensed athletes according sports branch, type sport and gender. In addition, it is aimed make some contributions literature since in have not been studied before. Methods: conducted by using survey model. The group consisted 154 aged 15 over. A Personal Information Form Personality Belief Scale Short were used collect...