Nurallah Mohammadi

Shiraz University · Department of Clinical Psychology

The Wisconsin Test Card Sorting Test (WCST) is a neuropsychological test that has been suggested as a more specific test for frontal lobes dysfunctions. This study was designed to determine whether WCST is able to differentiate between Iranian psychiatric patients with cognitive disorders and normal subjects, and whether WCST scores are related to...

This study investigated the relationship between resilience and religious orientation (internal and external) with posttraumatic growth (PTG). This study also examined the impact of marriage and sex variables on growth. Participants were selected based on prescreening of a larger group of students enrolled in the University of Shiraz. Participants...

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 compulsi...

Moral disengagement is an important predictor of unethical behavior. However, there is little information about individual difference predictors of moral disengagement. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of moral identity, mood and intelligence in predicting moral disengagement and its mechanisms. A total of 344 Ira...

In August 2024, field observations were made at several lithium-bearing pegmatites in southeastern Manitoba to investigate how their structural setting and emplacement mechanisms may influence their size and shape. The observed pegmatites intrude a variety of hostrock types (including metamorphosed basalt, intermediate volcanics, gabbro and granodi...

Background Attention to the heterogeneous manifestations of obsessive-compulsive symptoms observed in clinical and nonclinical populations has motivated researchers to use tools to identify homogeneous subgroups of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients. The Obsessive-Compulsive Trait Core Dimensions Questionnaire (OC-TCDQ) is used to evaluat...

Background The Obsessive-Compulsive Core Dimensions Questionnaire (OC-CDQ) is the first measure created to assess the motivational dimensions of experiential avoidance in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (Harm Avoidance (HA) and Incompleteness (INC)). The OC-CDQ has been translated and validated in several languages, but not in Persia...

According to general aggression model, it is expected that antisocial and prosocial tendencies can be affected by family-related variables. The present study sought to predict aggression and moral identity based on family cohesion, family communication patterns and family social support. The research design was correlational and the population of t...

Objective : understanding the problems of depressed children is important, as they may express their issues through painting and storytelling, which can provide insight into their excitability and self-image. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Draw a Story test in children with depression and normal ones. Material and method...

Background Based on research, borderline personality disorder is associated with many behavioral and emotional problems, including Internet addiction and high-risk behaviors. On the other hand, integrative trans-diagnostic treatment, by targeting trans-diagnostic factors in emotional pathology, is considered a suitable treatment for comorbid psycho...

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of online group therapy based on emotional schema therapy with that of transdiagnostic therapy in improving distress tolerance and cognitive emotion regulation among university students with adjustment disorders due to romantic break‐ups. The statistical population included all students who experienced...

Objective: Some theories state that a deficiency in cognitive control makes people more vulnerable to the occurrence of repetitive negative thoughts. The present study is aimed to investigate the association between cognitive control and repetitive thinking in major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Methods: Thirty p...

Background: Social Anxiety Disorder is considered as the most common disorder among the anxiety disorders that causes various psychological problems. Therefore, it is important to investigate the effective therapeutic interventions in order to reduce these problems. Aims: The present study evaluated the efficacy of intensive short-term dynamic psyc...

Background & Objective: People with Illness Anxiety Disorder experience excessive worry and in this regard, they have a lot in common with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Emotion Regulation Therapy (ERT) is a multifaceted and integrated treatment that is widely used for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and its effectiveness in anxious factors has been es...

Background: Several studies have reported that many people living with HIV (PLHIV) complain of memory impairments. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate these complaints both subjectively and objectively. Patients and Methods: For this purpose, 50 PLHIV and 50 of their companions as the control group were selected by the convenience sampling...

Background: Transdiagnostic therapy a structured and short-term approach that is designed to improve emotional, cognitive and behavioral problems by targeting the common causes of emotional and mood disorders. This protocol emphasizes how to experience and respond to excitements and seeks to improve the non-matching responses of excitement, cogniti...

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the differences in alexithymia components between patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and normal individuals. Methods: In this ex-post facto study, 23 obsessive-compulsive outpatients’ selected by available sampling method and 22 personnel of the same hospitals (Taft Comprehensive Psychiatric H...

Background: Sleep and seizures can affect each other in different ways. Meanwhile, sleep disorders are among the most frequent complaints of patients with epileptic and non-epileptic seizures, with various health outcomes. Objective This study aimed to investigate the psychological symptoms and clinical indicators in patients with/without sleepines...

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Internet addiction on the tendency to marital infidelity in couples in Shiraz. Method: The statistical population includes all men and women who referred to counseling centers in Shiraz for marriage counseling in 2015. These people completed the Internet Addiction Qu...

Background: Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) are two treatments with a strong theoretical basis for borderline personality disorder (BPD). Objectives: We investigated the structures that influence the process of symptom recovery from the perspective of mentalization-based treatment. Methods: This is a sin...

Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a chronic condition that warrants further empirical investigation. The aim of this research was to investigate prediction of BPD symptomatology relay on recent life experience. Methods: Data for the current study was collected from students of Shiraz university. Sample consisted of 120 undergradu...

AbstractThis study aims to examine the effect of worry on physiological and emotional responseto negative emotional stimuli in patients with generalized anxiety disorder and normal individuals.This study was a semi-experimental research with pretest,post-test and control group. The experimental groupincluded 41 participants with generalized anxiety...

Introduction: People with Illness Anxiety Disorder experience excessive worry and poor quality of life. The aim of the present study is to examine Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Group Therapy on symptom reduction and quality of life in individuals with Illness Anxiety Disorder. This is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test design a...

Maternal depression, its effects on mothers’ interactions with their children, and the different mechanisms of emotional and psychological disorders’ transaction to children have been surveyed for the last few decades of research. The aim of this research was to find the mediating role of the perception of parental styles between the maternal depre...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Is A Complex Disorder. According To The Previous Findings, OCD Patients Suffer From Neuropsychological Impairments. The Aim Of The Present Research Is To Study The Executive Function Impairments In OCD. Method: 30 OCD Patients And 30 Healthy Controls Were Selected Using Convenience Sampling Method. OCD Patients A...

Objective: Impulsiveness has been robustly associated with alcohol and drug misuse, but have received little attention in the context of food addiction. The goal of the current study was to examine the interrelationships between impulsiveness, food addiction, and Body Mass Index (BMI). Method: The design of this project was correlational. 60 female...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition affecting a considerable population of adults. Previous findings have indicated that OCD patients suffer from a wide range of neuropsychological impairments. The aim of the present research is to assess the memory functions in OCD. Method: The study followed a causal-comparative design...

Background: Effective common factors such as therapeutic alliance and group cohesion play essential roles in outcome treatment in borderline personality disorder. The present study aimed to investigate the role of therapeutic alliance and group cohesion in group therapy based on mentalization and dialectical behavior in borderline personality disor...

Background: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Metalization-based Treatment (MBT) are two approaches to the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The present study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of dialectical behavior group therapy and metallization-based group therapy on reduction of the severity of symptoms in patie...

Background: There is growing interest and debate about whether an addictive process contributes to problematic eating outcomes, such as obesity. Craving is a core component of addiction. Food craving is a state in which people consume foods that are craved. Food craving is a strong driving force for obesity and overweight. This study aimed to exami...

Recent research trends have focused on identifying cognitive beliefs that are significantly associated with the development of OCD, in an attempt to homogenous evidence-based therapeutic and preventative efforts. The research at hand aims at identifying how the relationship of these beliefs and OCD is affected by culture as well as symptom severity...

Objective: Recent studies have emphasized the important role of cognitive beliefs in etiology and maintenance of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD has different subtypes, but the specific role of cognitive beliefs in OCD symptomatology is not clear. The aim of the current study was to determine whether the cognitive factors proposed by Obse...

The purpose of this study was to predict anxiety in children based on their coping behaviors. Participants included 400 children aged 9-13 years enrolled in a summer camp in Dubai from different nationalities (Iranian, Arab, European) in both genders. The sample consisted of 150 children (50 from Iran, 50 From Europe and 50 Arabs) who were randomly...

Introduction: Pre-attentional bias happens when several stimuli compete to grasp attention in fraction of a second, and without a conscious experience one stimulus attracts the attention. The existing literature has emphasized on the importance of pre-attentional bias as a potential cue-related factor in the process of drug addiction when abuse and...

Spiritual health is one of the most important aspects of mental health and nowadays most of the theories which emphasize on perfect health, they include spiritual aspect also. (Kilmer, 2012) in recent years, in addition to the theories of psychological therapies, using spiritual and religious methods has opened its scientific position. In this rega...

Depression is a prevalent mental illness. In recent decade, the integrated spiritual-cognitive – behavioral treatment approach was used, in order treat depression base on this case, The Islamic approach in spiritual-cognitive – behavioral framework for mental disorders treatment, particularly depression, has considerable importance. In this study,...

Depression is a prevalent mental illness. In recent decade, the integrated spiritual-cognitive – behavioral treatment approach was used, in order treat depression base on this case, The Islamic approach in spiritual-cognitive – behavioral framework for mental disorders treatment, particularly depression, has considerable importance. In this study,...

Background: This study compares the effectiveness of three treating methods including behavioral mother training (BMT), Verbal self-instruction to the children (VSI), and pharmacotherapy in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the continuous performance test (CPT). Subjects and methods: In this semi-experimental st...

Objective: Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not process most information due to inattention and loss of the opportunity to save and retrieve information. Therefore, these children experience memory impairment. Although visual memory has been previously studied in children with ADHD, iconic memory in these children h...

Background: This study was designed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of three treating methods; namely mother’s behavioral education, Verbal self-instruction to the children, and Pharmacotherapy in children’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 51 elementary students with ADHD were ran...

Objective: Several models state that attention in social phobia is directed towards threatening social stimuli (Clark and Wells, 1995). Clark and Wells (1995) also propose that people with social phobia may avoid attending to social situations as well, which could in itself cause the continuation of anxiety. To solve this contradiction the vigilanc...

This study investigated effects of applying cognitive-behavioral group therapy on recurrent headaches. Among Shiraz University female students complaining of headaches, 20 patients, each reporting either migraine or tension-type headaches and who met the 1988 International Headache Society diagnosis criteria for migraine and tension-type headaches,...

Optimism and Stress Appraisal: Evaluation of Two Theoretical Models in Prediction of Psychological Adjustment Mousavi Nasab S.M.H., Taghavi S.M.R., Mohammadi N Contact Info: Date Received: Date Revised: Date Accepted: Abstract: Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of optimism, and stress appraisal on cop...