[ effect of sexual cognitive-behavioral therapy on females' sexual knowledge, sexual attitude, and sexual self-confidence. A case study in Shiraz, Iran]

Knowledge and attitude about sex are very important elements in sexual dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to study the effectiveness of sexual cognitive-behavioral therapy on improvement of sexual knowledge, sexual attitude, and sexual self-confidence in women. This was a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post test and a control group. Thirty married women were selected through simple random sampling method and assigned into experimental and control groups. The Sexual knowledge questionnaire [Ann Hooper]; the Sexual Self-Confidence Questionnaire [Ann Hooper] and the Sexual Attitude Questionnaire [Khushabi and Valaie] were used for data collecting. The experimental group received sexual cognitive-behavioral therapy while the control group was in the waiting list. The results showed that interventions were effective in women sexual knowledge [p<0.0001], sexual attitude [P<0.0001], and sexual self-confidence [P<0.0001]. It was concluded that sexual cognitive-behavioral therapy could improve female sexual knowledge, sexual attitude and sexual self-confidence

[Role of self-concept in physicians' job success]

From psychological point of view, job success is considered as efficiency and ability of an individual. One of the important factors in job success is self-concept, and experts believe those who have positive self-concept, have a successful life as well, and are more successful in their career. Our study was performed among physicians who were practicing in Tehran to evaluate the role of self-concept in physicians' job success. The study was experimented upon 52 physicians [age: 25-40] practicing in Tehran. Rodger's self-concept test [the reliability of which-as tested by Cronbach Coefficient Alpha-was 0.89] was applied. A questionnaire was made and relevant specialists confirmed its validity. The reliability through Cronbach Coefficient Alpha was 0.98. The questionnaires were filled out by the physicians. Pearson's correlation coefficient and coefficient of determination was used for detecting the correlation between self-concept and job success. No association was detected between self-concept and job success [r=-0.05]. The significant correlation between job success and warmth, calmness, and availability of occupational goals was detected. There was only a minimal correlation between job success and trust, enduring hard work conditions, organization, dominance, and social boldness. Iranian physicians have the sense of success in their career, only when they feel they have matched their occupational goals. Calmness and warmth are remarkable characteristics of successful physicians