Viktor Frankl, a neurologist and the founder of logo-therapy (1969) stated that “will to meaning” is the basic essence of the universe (1). Logo-therapy means therapy through meaning, which is based on the premise that man has a will-to-meaning; the meaning thus lies in suffering(2). One of the most important human functions is discovering meaning in life, which is also considered as a sign of...

in present paper, we try to analyze one of maxim gorky’s specific types of characters which almost all assess his works with. studying some works of his fictions and considering the biography of author, it can be claimed that gorky had been the one who knew these types of people very well, lived with them, experienced their plains  and sufferings profoundly and made them to be entered through h...

AIM A reduction in burnout is required to decrease the voluntary turnover of nurses. This study was carried out with the aim of establishing a cognitive model of stress, burnout, and intention to resign for nurses. METHODS A questionnaire survey was administered to 336 nurses (27 male and 309 female) who had worked for ≤5 years at a hospital with multiple departments. The survey included an e...

Binary oppositions are among the essential concepts and components of structuralism and linguistic and semiotic theories that are rooted in human ancient beliefs. One of the fundamental functions of the human mind is the creation of binary oppositions, which are seen in art and literature. The study of binary oppositions in literary works leads to a better understanding of them. This article is...

background: obsessive patients are distressed by intrusive thoughts, which are related to unreal threats. these patients feel that they are responsible for harming themselves and others. while controlling worry and meta-cognitive beliefs, the present study aimed at comparing the responsibility attitudes in obsessive compulsive patients with those in normal subjects to determine whether the diff...

poets use different artistic forms, such as allegory and symbol to express their thoughts in educational and mystic works. in particular, this paper is to investigate the artistic images and symbols made with the theme of “child” and “childhood” in these works. not only there are some thoughts about child training in educational and mystic poems, but each of his growth stages, up to his adultho...