Introduction: University students, as the future manpower resources, are of high importance for communities. One of the aspects to focus on is their mental health. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between alexithymia, irrational beliefs, positive and negative emotions with mental disorders in students. Methods: There were 400 students, selected randomly through stra...

One of the most important problems encountered by healthcare system is the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. It may result from irrational or inappropriate use of antibiotics. The present study was undertaken to screen rational use of antimicrobials in outpatient department (OPD). Prescriptions from medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology (OBG) and pediatrics OPDs were col...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate possible predictors of irrational parenthood cognitions among infertile women seeking treatment. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 300 women who visited an Infertility Center in Iran during 2010 were studied. A pre-validated inventory was used to assess irrational parenthood cognitions. Potential predictors of the total irrational parentho...

Last year was marked by an extraordinary rise of social activity in Russia mass movements, marches and rallies. The subject of all these events was the crowd. Putting aside the question of the political content of these events, the author analyzes the social and psychological essence of mass action. What are the social and psychological characteristics of the modern crowd? Is it still impulsive...

irrational beliefs are messages about life we send to ourselves that keep us from growing emotionally. they are unfounded attitudes, opinions, and values we hold to that are out of synchrony with the way the world really is. the aim of this study is investigation the relationship between irrational beliefs with anxiety in adolescent’s girls. this study is descriptive and correlational. the stud...

I argue that there are no irrational visual experiences, if we mean just the experiences one is having now, but also has had in past. In other words, will be arguing perceptual irrationality a retrospective phenomenon. So as to further support first conjunct of my thesis, and contextualize it among contemporary discussions, critique Susanna Siegel’s proposal could an experience, sense hijacked ...