Document Type : Original article
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1 Master of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
Abstract
The present study aims to compare the activity of brain/behavioral systems and attention bias in who are dealing with depression, anxiety, and also normal. The current study is a comparative causal study, and Its statistical population is formed by 480 psychology students of Sari Azad University, and according to Krejcie and Morgan's table, 214 members are chosen by stratified sampling method. The sampling method in this case is available and purposeful. The equality of the two groups in terms of age, gender, education, and marital status is respected. To collect data for the study, the standardized versions of Beck's anxiety inventory, Beck's depression inventory, Gary Wilson's personality questionnaire and attention bias were used for analysis. The data was analyzed using spss 21 software and analysis of variance test. The obtained results show that there is a difference between the activity of Brain/behavioral systems, attention attention bias in who are dealing with depression, anxiety, and also normal. According to the findings, it can be concluded that brain-behavioral systems are the basis of individual differences and it seems that anxious and depressed people perceive more threats in their environment compared to healthy individuals. Correction of attention bias is effective in terms of diagnosing and treating anxiety or depression.
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