OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of religious practices and beliefs of depressed elderly Australian inpatients and their relationship to physical, social, and cognitive variables known to influence the prognosis of depression in the elderly. To compare the results obtained with those from similar North American studies. METHODS AND PROCEDURES Inpatients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of major ...

the main purpose of this research is to explain the elements and characteristics of religious education curriculum based on the task-oriented approach. to achieve this purpose, frankena`s model for analyzing a normative philosophy; deductive method was used. based on the results, the task-oriented the ultimate goal of religious education and then ten target interface for religious education wer...

Intrinsic Motivation Defined The word intrinsic refers to an internal worth of an object. Intrinsic motivation is therefore motivation created by internal factors rather than external. A classic definition is " a motivation to engage in activities that enhance or maintain a person's self-concept " (Purkey & Stanley, 1991). Later studies focus on the perceived feelings, especially enjoyment, tha...

abstract objective: this study was carried out for investigating the religion orientation relationship with coping with diabetes in type 2 diabetic patients in yazd, iran. the present study is a kind of scientific-comparative description. the research subjects comprised of all type 2 diabetic patients admitted to the hospitals in yazd. materials and methods: the study sample was consisted of 16...