Psychology
farnush badihi zeraati; Jafar Hasani; Mahdi Ghasemi Motlagh
Volume 29, Issue 1 , May and June 2022, , Pages 36-50
Abstract
Background and Aim: One of the topics in health psychology is the reaction of people to the physical symptoms of the disease. People with anxiety have misconceptions and misinterpretations of health. The present study examines the relationship between the activity of behavioral brain systems and anxiety. ...
Read More
Background and Aim: One of the topics in health psychology is the reaction of people to the physical symptoms of the disease. People with anxiety have misconceptions and misinterpretations of health. The present study examines the relationship between the activity of behavioral brain systems and anxiety. The disease mediates cognitive flexibility.Materials and Methods: The study method is correlational. The study population includes students aged 18 to 35 years from Bu Ali Sina University and Payame Noor University of Hamadan. In order to conduct research, 399 students were selected by convenience sampling method. Participants were assessed using a research assessment tool including three Jackson Five-Factor Questionnaires, Disease Anxiety, and Cognitive Flexibility, then the data were analyzed using path analysis method, based on AMOS-21 software.Results: The results showed that Behavioral Activation System (BAS) has a direct effect on disease anxiety and FFFS has a direct effect on cognitive flexibility, but Behavioral Activation System (BAS) has a direct effect on cognitive flexibility and war system. And FFFS have an indirect effect on morbidity, cognitive flexibility and morbidity; Cognitive flexibility also plays a mediating role between the behavioral brain system and disease anxiety.Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it can be said that the activity of Behavioral Activation System (BAS) and Fighting System (FFFS) is associated with disease anxiety and also cognitive flexibility as a mediating variable with disease anxiety.