Stress as an integral part of every person's life, especially during adolescence can cause unpleasant effects. Therefore, this study is conducted in order to measure the efficacy of the training on learning coping skills.In a semi-experimental study, pre-university female students of Ilam (Iran) evaluated during the academic year 20102011. A multistage cluster random sampling was used to select...

UNLABELLED Using a grounded theory approach, four clusters were identified that represent patterns of coping by adults who stutter. In order to understand the complexities within the coping responses of speakers to the experience of stuttering, this first of two companion papers summarizes the literature on the human coping response to stress and the nature of two of the four main findings iden...

Background: The hemodialysis patients, who are able to make better use of adaptive techniques, accept the treatment easier and will have a higher quality of life. Aim: The aim of this study was to measure the effect of training of coping methods (problem-focused and emotion-focused) on quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Methods: This was a one-group before- after quasi-experimental desig...

background: using appropriate coping strategies has a positive influence on moderating mental pressures caused by infertility and the stress during treatment. using these strategies needs personal skills and they could be influenced by individual’s inner psychological and environmental factors. the aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the attitude toward infertility and copi...

hepatitis b, as a chronic disorder that may be associated with several psychiatric disorders, such as depression, and decrease quality of life of affected patients. one of the most important consequences of psychiatric problems is reduced patient compliance with prolonged therapeutic regimens. psychotherapy, such as solution– focused therapy, may help these patients to resolve psychiatric probl...

to understand the role of religiousness/spirituality in coping in children with cystic fibrosis (cf). participants were a convenience sample of 23 patients with cf, ages 5 to 12 years and their parent(s) in an ambulatory cf clinic. the design was a focused ethnography including in-depth interviews with children and parent(s), children’s drawings and self-administered written parental questionna...

This study examines the effects of prolonged exposure to terrorism in 600 religious and non-religious Jewish adolescents living in Jerusalem, particularly post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, depressive symptoms, alcohol use, coping strategies and social support. The youth in Jerusalem reported high exposure to terrorist acts. This exposure was associated with high PTS, depressive symptoms and...