• List of Articles psychodrama

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        1 - Efficacy of Psychodrama on Social Anxiety, Self-esteem and Psychological Well-being of University Students that met Diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder
        Hamed Mousavi Sayed Abbas Haghayegh
        This research aimed to determine the efficacy of Psychodrama on social anxiety, self-esteem and psychological well-being of students that met diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder. In first stage of sampling, questionnaire of social anxiety distributed in universities of More
        This research aimed to determine the efficacy of Psychodrama on social anxiety, self-esteem and psychological well-being of students that met diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder. In first stage of sampling, questionnaire of social anxiety distributed in universities of Najafabad and students answered. In next stage, 30 students who meet diagnosis of social phobia, according to cut of point of this questionnaire(30), were selected and assigned to two experimental and control groups with 15 patients in each group. The Questionnaires of Social phobia(Kanver,2000), Self-esteem (Rozenberg,1965) and Well-being (Ryff,1970) were completed as the pretest, post-test and follow-up. The Psychodrama was conducted in 10 sessions (in 2months) in consulting center of an Azad university. Then Questionnaires were completed again. Results multivariate analysis of covariance showed that Psychodrama has been significant effect in reduction of post-test mean scores of social anxiety, self-esteem and psychological well-being (P<0.005). Psychodrama is a technical treatment(such as confrontation, asserting) could be useful to improvement of social anxiety disorder. Manuscript profile
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        2 - The Effect of Psychodrama on Social Anxiety and Interpersonal Sensitivity of Secondary School Teenage Girls
        Farideh Hamidi Freshteh Hasanpour Khademi
        The present research aimed to investigate the effect of the psychodrama on the social anxiety disorder and interpersonal sensitivity of the secondary school teenage girls. This study was a quasi-experimental design as pretest-posttest with the control group. The statist More
        The present research aimed to investigate the effect of the psychodrama on the social anxiety disorder and interpersonal sensitivity of the secondary school teenage girls. This study was a quasi-experimental design as pretest-posttest with the control group. The statistical population consisted of all 11th grade students of Karaj Secondary School in the academic year of 2018-2019 which were determined based on the screening score in the pre-tests. 30 students were randomly selected to answer two research questionnaires, including the Puklek Adolescent Social Anxiety Scale (Puklek, 1997) and the Boyce & Parker International Personal Sensitivity Questionnaire (Boyce & Parker, 1989). The experimental group received the psychodrama treatment during 8 sessions 90min. After the end of training, the students of both groups were reassessed by the mentioned tests. Result of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that, the test group in comparison with the control group had a significant reduction in social anxiety disorder and interpersonal sensitivity scores (P≤0/01). Therefore, psychotherapy by using the art of drama in treatment and applying and making changes, both externally and objectifying internal imaginations and tendencies, creating new realities, causes an outpouring and psychological refinement of the individual and increases mental health and also decrease the symptoms of anxiety and sensitivity in a person's relationship. Manuscript profile
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        3 - Evaluating the Effectiveness of Psychodrama, Reminiscence and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy of Ellis on Happiness of Elderly Men
        Nayereh Mardi Mukhtar Arefi Khodamorad Momeni Hassan Amiri
        Purpose: Regarded to the increasing number of the elderly and the importance of happiness in them, the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of psychodrama, reminiscence and rational emotive behavioral therapy of Ellis on the happiness More
        Purpose: Regarded to the increasing number of the elderly and the importance of happiness in them, the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of psychodrama, reminiscence and rational emotive behavioral therapy of Ellis on the happiness of elderly men. Methodology: This research was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research population was an elderly men of home elderly in Kermanshah city in 2019 year. The sample research was 40 people who after reviewing the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly were assigned to four equal groups (three experimental groups and one control group). The first experimental group received 12 one-hour sessions of psychodrama education, the second experimental group received 10 one-and-a-half-hour sessions of reminiscence education, the third experimental group received 8 one-and-a-half-hour sessions of rational emotive behavioral therapy and control group remained on the waiting list for training. Data were collected with using a mini-mental state examination and the Oxford happiness inventory and analyzed by univariate analysis of covariance and LSD post hoc test in SPSS software. Findings: The results indicated that the all three intervention methods of psychodrama, reminiscence and rational emotive behavioral therapy of Ellis in compared to the control group led to increase the happiness score of elderly men and the effectiveness of psychodrama method was higher than rational emotive behavioral therapy (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two methods of psychodrama and reminiscence and the two methods of reminiscence and rational emotive behavioral therapy on increasing happiness (P>0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, therapists and health professionals can use all three methods, especially the psychodrama method to increase the happiness of elderly men. Manuscript profile
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        4 - pshodrama
        shahla ghasemi fariba yazdkhasti hamidreza arizi
        Effectiveness of Psychodrama on early maladaptive schemas and behavioral-emotional problems in young girls with single parent Ghasemi RahmatAbadi, SH., Yazdikhsasti, F., Orayzi, HM Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Psychodrama o More
        Effectiveness of Psychodrama on early maladaptive schemas and behavioral-emotional problems in young girls with single parent Ghasemi RahmatAbadi, SH., Yazdikhsasti, F., Orayzi, HM Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Psychodrama on early maladaptive schemas and behavioral- emotional problems in young girls with single parent. The statistical population of this study were all of high school girls with single parent in Isfahan city. Among this population 30 students were selected by convenience sampling and assigned randomly in one experimental (n=15) and one control (n=15) group. 10 weekly sessions of Psychodrama were administrated for experimental group, but the control was received no intervention. Data were analyzed by ANCOVA. The results showed that Psychodrama reduced the rate of early maladaptive schemas and behavioral- emotional problems. Based on the results of this study, Psychodrama can be considered as an effective intervention for improvement of the intensity of early maladaptive schemas and behavioral-emotional problems in young girls with single parent. Keywords: Psychodrama, early maladaptive schemas, behavioral-emotional problems Manuscript profile
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        5 - The Efficacy of Rational Emotive Behavioral Group Therapy and Psychodrama in Modifying Emotional Expression Styles
        Mehdi Zāre Abdollah Shafiabadi Hassan Pasha Sharifi Shokoh Navabinejad
        The present study compared the effectiveness of rational-emotive benavioral group therapy (REBT) and psychodrama in altering emotional expression styles. 36 clients were assigned to the experiment (REBT and Psychodrama) groups and control group. Group members were evalu More
        The present study compared the effectiveness of rational-emotive benavioral group therapy (REBT) and psychodrama in altering emotional expression styles. 36 clients were assigned to the experiment (REBT and Psychodrama) groups and control group. Group members were evaluated before and after 12 group counseling sessions using the Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire (King & Emmons, 1990), Ambivalence over Emotional Expression Questionnaire (King & Emmons, 1990), and the Emotion Control Questionnaire (Roger & Najarian, 1989). The results showed that both methods of rational emotive behavioral group therapy and Psychodrama increased emotional expressiveness and decreased inhibition and emotional ambivalence in clients. However, psychodrama was more effective than REBT in increasing emotional expressiveness. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Effectiveness of Psychodrama Therapy on Emotion Regulation and Aggression among Adolescents
        Ehsan Taherzadeh Mahdi Purrezaian
        The aim of this study was to determine Effectiveness of Psychodrama Therapy on Emotion Regulation and the Level of      Aggression amongAdolescents. The method was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups with pre-test-post-test a More
        The aim of this study was to determine Effectiveness of Psychodrama Therapy on Emotion Regulation and the Level of      Aggression amongAdolescents. The method was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups with pre-test-post-test and follow-up. The study population wasall male students in Mohr city, employed in secondary school in the academic year of 95-96. 25 subjects were screened and selected using the Aggression Questionnaire and clinical interview  and 13 subjects were located in the experimental group and 12 subjects were located in control group. The experimental group received 10 sessions of Psychodrama therapy and the follow-up stage was performed one month after the treatment intervention. Subjects responded to the Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) and Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (Gratz & Roemer, 2004) before and after treatment and in the follow-up stage. Using repeated measures analysis of variance, Findings showed that psychodrama therapy has a significant effect on improving emotional regulation and reducing adolescent aggression and this effect has remained steady in the follow-up phase. According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that psychodrama therapy can be used as an efficient method to improving emotion regulation and increase anger and aggression in  the adolescents through employing techniques such as confrontation, showingfeelings, emotional refinement and role playing. Manuscript profile
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        7 - The Effectiveness of Interactive Group Therapy and Psychodrama on Identity Orientation in Adolescent Girls with Psychological Distress
        Nikta Boroomandian Nurallah Mohammadi Changiz Rahimi Taghanaki
        e aim of this study was toevaluate the effectiveness of group therapy based on two methods of interaction and psychodrama on identity orientation in adolescent girls with psychological distress. study design was experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control gr More
        e aim of this study was toevaluate the effectiveness of group therapy based on two methods of interaction and psychodrama on identity orientation in adolescent girls with psychological distress. study design was experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control group. 33 girls (aged 14-16) with psychological distress were selected by purposive sampling method in the academic year 2016-2017 and randomly divided into three equal groups. Interventions were 10 sessions of 2-hour group therapy based on interaction and psychodrama. Then Kessler psychological Distress scale (Kessler et al, 2002) and Identity Orientation Questionnaire (Cheek & Briggs, 2003) were administered.ANCOVA and MANCOVA analysis of covariance showed that group therapy based on interaction and psychodrama is effective on reducing psychological distress in adolescents. Results also showed psychodrama was effective on personal identity orientation and interaction group therapy was effective on social identity orientation. Finally, the results indicate the necessity for paying attention to the identity orientation, and preventive and therapeutic actions to improve the psychological health of adolescents. Manuscript profile