[Early maladaptive schemas and parenting styles of students who have failed in love with and without the clinical syndrome]

The aim of this study was to compare the early maladaptive schemas and parenting styles among students with love failure, with or without the clinical syndrome. Using purposive sampling and based on Beck Depression Inventory-II [BDI-II], General Health Questionnaire-28 [GHQ-28], and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III [MCMI-III] 30 students with love failure and clinical syndrome and 30 students with love failure and without clinical syndrome were selected from University of Tabriz, and completed Young's Schema Questionnaire-Short Form [YSQ-SF] and Schaefer Family-Parenting Environment [SFPE]. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance [MANOVA]. There was a significant difference between the groups in the early maladaptive schemas and parenting styles [p<0.05]. We can predict the severity of clinical signs in romantic relationship failure on the basis of early maladaptive schemas and family of origin environment and accordingly schema therapy approach can be used in clinical and counseling centers to help these people

[Comparison of psychopathology in people seeking cosmetic surgery with controls]

Appearance is an important part of individual identity and social situations; thus, the importance of this personality structure is very obvious. This study compared psychological disorders in applicants of cosmetic surgery with controls. Applicants of cosmetic surgery were 62 patients who were selected using convenience sampling; 62 controls were selected among the relatives of the cases and were matched for age, gender, and education level. The applicants of cosmetic surgery were those who were visited in cosmetic surgery centers of Urmia during a three months period. Data were collected through SCL-90-R questionnaire. The results were analyzed by software SPSS 16; using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance [MANOVA]. Among nine dimensions of psychological disorders, applicants of cosmetic surgery and controls had significant differences in all aspects except in paranoia and psychosis. Based on this study, applicants of cosmetic surgery have significant vulnerability in psychological aspects