Alimahdi M, Rahimkhanli M, Fahimi S, Mojtabai M, Kazemi A S, Rameshkhah Z. Explaining the Psychological Symptoms in Adolescents Based on the Gray’s Biological Models of Personality. J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci 2013; 22 (1) :204-211
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Abstract: (8607 Views)
Background and purpose: In recent years, interest to behavioral-neural theory system
associated with motivation and emotion Personality and Mental Pathology over the past has been taken
into consideration. In this regard, the present study was aimed at doing the relationship between
behavioral-neural system with clinical psychological symptoms in the students of Baharestan and
Robatkarim.
Material and Methods: In this regard, 340 high school students (170 boys-170 girls) in
Baharestan and Robatkarim were selected by cluster sampling method and then tested by symptom Check
List -90-r(SCL-90-R) and Inventory behavior inhibition behavioral activation system. The data were
analyzed using by software SPSS-17 and Pearson Correlation coefficient and the step by step regression
Results: The results show that there is a significant relationship between Behavioral activation
system (BAS) and anxiety (P<0.05) and psychosis (P<0.05). The result about Behavioral inhibition system
(BIS) shows that there was a significant relationship between this system with all the 9 syndromes. Also,
result regression shows that 0/5/8 of experience of symptoms were explained by Behavioral inhibition
system (BIS).
Conclusion: It seems the result of the present Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Behavioral
inhibition system (BIS) is one of important components in explaining clinical psychological symptoms in
individuals especially the adolescents.