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Introduction:Neurofeedback is used not only for diagnosis and treatment of different disorders but also for improvement of healthy person's daily activity and its quality.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of neurofeedback training on competitive-trait anxiety in athletes. Materials&Method:The present study is semi-experimental and applied type of research in which pre-test and post-test of three groups,including interventional,control and sham,are compared.Therefore 36 volunteer athletics have been chosen and organized into groups. Intervention was made in a form of increased Alpha-wave in O1 and O2 regions over 12 sessions. SCAT questionnaire was used for evaluation of trait-competitive anxiety state. Findings:Univariate analysis shows significant relationship between the actual neurofeedback training and decreased trait-competitive anxiety state(p= 0.015). Hoc test revealed the only significant discrepancy exists between interventional group and control group(p=0.009) and no significant difference exists between interventional group and sham group(p=0.058) and between sham and control group(p= 0.477). Conclusion:Normal brain reaction to stress is decreased Alpha-wave and increased beta-wave. Therefore when a person is faced to a stress situation,brain function is increased and beta-waves appear.Alpha-waves induce alert relaxation,mind integration and anxiety reduction.

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Introduction: Purpose of the study was to predict the academic procrastination of the master students of Shiraz University based on emotional intelligence components. Materials & Methods: In the present study, among master students of Shiraz University, 185 students (99 male and 86 female) were selected using a stratified random sampling method. The academic procrastination and Trait Meta-mood scale (TMMS) questionnaires were completed by the students under study. The data were analyzed by statistical correlation tests. Findings: The results indicated that the total score of emotional intelligence predicted academic procrastination and among the three emotional intelligence components, emotional clarity could predict academic procrastination. Discussion & Conclusion: According to these findings, it may reduce academic procrastination of students by interventions such as instructing the emotional intell-igence.

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Introduction: Short-term interventions may affect on family members of psychosis ' families. The aim of this research is studying the effectiveness of family Psychoeducation (Atkinson and Coia model) on mental health families will produce a child with a psychotic illness.

Materials & methods: This study uses a quasi-experimental and pre-posttest design with the control group and investigates the effect of a four-week psycho-educational program for a two-month period on 44 caregiver families of patients with psychotic hospitalized in Welfare Hospital in Tehran in 93-94. Mental health workers were determined by questionnaires GHQ-28 .The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance.

Findings: study results showed that family Psychoeducation enhances mental health, social functioning and reduces symptoms of anxiety, depression, but doesn't have significant effect in reducing physical symptoms.

Discussion & Conclusions: Family education programs are effective to improve public health in caregivers of patients with psychotic issues and it would improve the quality of life for patients and caregivers.

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Introduction: Health and the factors affecting it are the most important and effective components in behavior, work performance and productivity of individuals working in different organizations. Universities of medical sciences play a fundamental and functional role in health promotion, transfer of its concepts to the community, and delivery of healthcare services. This study aimed to evaluate the general health status and its effective factors among the staff of Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
 
Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional and analytical study was performed on 153 of staff working at two sectors of pardis and setad of Ilam University of Medical Sciences. The participants were selected using the random sampling method. General Health Questionnaire (G.H.Q-28), which contains 28 items measuring general health, was used for data collection. To analyze the data, ANOVA, Chi-square test, Spearman correlation, and independent t-test were run in SPSS, version 16.
 
Findings: The results showed that 50.3% of the studied population had health score of 0-22 (healthy group). Spearman correlation test showed a significant correlation between general health and marital status (P<0.05, r=0.164), but no significant difference was observed between the staff of the two sectors in terms of general health and its subscales (P>0.05). In addition, we did not observe a significant association between general health and variables such as age, gender, work experience, educational level, and type of employment (P>0.05).
 
Conclusion: In this study, work experience and employment type were introduced as the most effective factors on performance and general health. Additionally, the subscale of disruption in social performance was the most effective subscale on general health.

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Introduction:  Breast cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, the most common cancer among women, and the second cause of cancer-related death among them.The present study aimed to predict the meaning of life based on the sense of coherence and defense mechanisms with the mediation of perceived stress in women with breast cancer in Qazvin.
Material & Methods: The present research was conducted based on a descriptive-analytical design. The statistical population included all women with breast cancer in Qazvin in 2023 (n=200). From this population, 126 cases were selected using Morgan's table and available sampling. Data were analyzed in SPSS (version 26) and SmartPLS (version 3.0.1) software packages using structural equation modeling.
Results: An inverse and significant relationship was detected between sense of coherence and  perceived stress (P=0.006; r= -0.478), defense mechanisms and perceived stress (P=0.015; r= -0.458), and perceived stress and the meaning of life (P=0.044; r= -0.414. Moreover,  defense mechanisms had a direct and significant correlation with the meaning of life (P=0.005; r=  0.608). Perceived stress had a significant mediating role with (P=0.032; r=0.198) on the relationship between the sense of coherence and the meaning of life. Furthermore, perceived stress palyed a mediating role in the relationship between defense mechanisms and the meaning of life (P=0.040; r= 0.190).
Discussion & Conclusion: As evidenced by the results of this research, an increase in perceived stress causes a decrease in the sense of coherence, an increase in incompatible defense mechanisms, and a decrease in the meaning of life. According to the proposed model, it is possible to improve the meaning of life in patients by controlling their level of perceived stress by increasing the sense of coherence and defense mechanisms. It is suggested to provide psychological services to control perceived stress and inconsistent defense mechanisms.