Author/Authors :
Najafi، Mahmoud نويسنده Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran Najafi, Mahmoud , Qodspoor، Zahra نويسنده Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran Qodspoor, Zahra , Ahmaditahour-Soltani، Mohsen نويسنده Department of Psychology, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ahmaditahour-Soltani, Mohsen , Poorsina، Mohammad نويسنده PhD student of Counseling, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Poorsina, Mohammad
Abstract :
Background: The aim of the research was to compare brain/behavioral systems, and quality of life among people with schizophrenia, people with bipolar disorder, and normal people.
Materials and Methods: In this causal-comparative research, 90 people consisting of people with schizophrenia, people with bipolar disorder, and normal people were selected using access sampling method, and they completed the Gray-Wilson Personality Questionnaire and Quality of Life Scale.
Results: The findings suggested that there is a significant difference in behavioral inhibition and activation inhibition between normal people and people with bipolar disorder, as well as in sub-scales from quality of life of normal people and people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Conclusion: Impairment in brain/behavioral systems and low quality of life provides explanations for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
