Comparing the Brain-Behavioral Systems, Positive and Negative Affects And Experiential Avoidance in Patients with Major Depression, Social Anxiety And Normal People

Habibi, Zahra (2019) Comparing the Brain-Behavioral Systems, Positive and Negative Affects And Experiential Avoidance in Patients with Major Depression, Social Anxiety And Normal People. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare brain-behavioral systems, positive and negative affect, and experiential avoidance in patients with depressive disorder, social anxiety and normal individuals. The present study is a causal-comparative descriptive study and all patients with major depression, social anxiety referred to (Ibn Sina and Ruyesh) in Ardabil Psychological Counseling Center in 1398And normal people were among the students of Mohaghegh Ardabili University in 1398. The sampling method of this study was available As among the patients with depressive disorder, social anxiety and normal people.An equal number of 25 individuals were selected for each group of patients with depression and social anxiety disorder and normal individuals.The social anxiety scale was used to collect information on the Wells Anxiety Thought Questionnaire (1994), Beck Depression Inventory (1961), Watson, Clark & Telgene (1999) and Emotional Avoidance Scale (2011), Positive and Negative Affect Scales.. Data analysis was done by SPSS 20 software using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results of the analysis showed that among patients with depressive disorder, social anxiety and normal people with brain-behavioral systems, positive and negative affect and experiential avoidance were different. The results showed that the components of brain-behavioral systems (attitude, active avoidance, passive avoidance, extinction, war and escape) are more prevalent among patients with depressive disorder and social anxiety. The results showed that the negative affect component in the depressed group is more than the social anxiety group and the normal group. Normal individuals are less than both groups. Positive affect among patients with depressive disorder was lower than in normal and social anxiety groups and in normal group was higher than both groups. Also, the component of experiential avoidance (acceptance and flexibility) differs between patients with depressive disorder and social anxiety and normal individuals. The results showed that the acceptance component in the group with social anxiety disorder is lower than the two groups of depression and normal people. Normal individuals are more common than both groups. Flexibility between patients with social anxiety was more than normal individuals and depressive patients, and flexibility was higher in patients with depressive disorder. As a result, brain-behavioral systems, positive and negative affect and experiential avoidance in patients with depressive disorder, social anxiety and normal individuals can be varied and formulation of programs to promote positive affect, acceptance and resilience in affected patients. It is important for depressive disorder and social anxiety.

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