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The purpose of the present research, investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the fear of negative evaluation and quality of life in people with social anxiety disorder. The current research method was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research consisted of all people with a social anxiety disorder who is 1401, they had referred to the psychology clinics of Mahabad city. From among the statistical population, 20 people were selected as accessible sampling and were randomly divided into 2 groups of 10 people (control group and experimental group). Data collection was done by using of Jerabek Social Anxiety Scale, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNES), and Brief Quality of Life scale (QOL). The acceptance and commitment therapy protocol was implemented in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, once a week for the experimental group. Data were analyzed by SPSS-22 software. In addition to descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the data. The findings obtained from the analysis of variance showed that there is a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in the post-test stage in reducing the fear of negative evaluation and increasing the quality of life. This research shows that acceptance and commitment therapy is useful for people with social anxiety disorder and can be used as a psychological intervention along with other interventions.

Objective: The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of group logotherapy on psychological distress and belief in a just world in M.S patients. Method: This is a quasi-Experimental study with both control and experimental group. The statistical population of this study was 583 MS patients in Ilam city in 1400. According to the quasi-Experimental research method with the control and experimental group, the number of samples was estimated to be 30 (15 in the control group and 15 in the Experimental group) who were selected by the Iranian MS Society through the introduction of the members of the association. sampling was done as a convenient method. To measure the variables, Kessler's Psychological Distress Assessment Questionnaire (K10), and the Fair World Belief Questionnaire were used by Sutton & Douglas (2005), Dalbert (1999), and Dalbert et al. (2001). The therapeutic intervention in this study was a group logotherapy package for MS patients, and treatment sessions (based on Mohammadi, E-Fard, and Heidari's dual therapy package, 2019). Spss24 software and Covariance or ANCOVA test were used to analyze the data. Results: This study showed a noteworthy contrast between the Experimental and control groups in terms of psychological distress and belief in a just world with a 95% certainty level. Subsequently, two primary theories of affirmation and zero suspicion were rejected. Conclusion: It was found that group logotherapy is compelling to mental trouble and belief in a just world in MS patients.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of positive thinking therapy training on reducing recurrent negative thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients in Corona Virus period.  The research method was quasi-experimental by pretest-posttest with control group and experimental group.  The statistical population of this study was obsessive-compulsive disorder patients in Mahabad. According to the data registered in Rajan Psychotherapy Center, 71 people were referred to primary and secondary obsessive-compulsive disorder in February 2021. Using the convenience sampling method, 30 patients with OCD were selected as the experimental group and 30 patients with OCD as the control group, and the experimental group was exposed to positive thinking skills training.  In order to collect information, a Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ) was used. This questionnaire was developed by Ering et al. (2011) to assess recurring negative thoughts.  The intervention program of positive thinking skills training was implemented in 10 an-hour sessions on the experimental group. The positive thinking skills training package was derived from Quilliam (2003) Positive Thinking and Applied Positiveness.  Findings obtained from analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference in reducing negative repetitive thoughts in the post-test phase between the experimental and control groups(P<0.05).  According to the research results, it seems that teaching positive thinking skills is effective in reducing negative repetitive thoughts among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.