Positive and Negative Affects and Coping Strategies in Patients with Psychogenicnon-Epileptic Seizure,Temporal lobe epilepsy and Control Groups.
Asra Bagherzade1, Seyed Sajad Hashemi Kataki2*

1MA in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities,Islamic Azad University Shahrekord Branch, Shahrekord, Iran. 2MA in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities,Islamic Azad University Shahrekord Branch, Shahrekord, Iran. * Corresponding Author - E-mail hashemi.iau@hotmail.com

Abstract: To examine positive/negative affects and coping strategies in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure, temporal lobe epilepsy and in control group.33 patients diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure and 33 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (after being diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure and temporal lobe epilepsy) were selected according to the criteria of inclusion and exclusion in the study.At the end, 33 non-patients were selected from non-neurological and non-psychiatric clinics as control group and were compared with the two groups diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure and temporal lobe epilepsy. Data were collected via positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale   (PANAS) of Watson, Clark and Tellegen and Lazarus' Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ). Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)was used for data analysis.the test showed a significant difference in items of positive/negative affects and coping strategies of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure and those with temporal lobe epilepsy and the control group (p<0.05).Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and psychogenic non-epileptic seizure compared to the control groups obtained higher scores on sub scales of negative emotions. That is, the two groups compared to control group experience more negative emotions. The positive emotions in both groups compared to the control groups were in the lower levels

Keywords: psychogenic non-epileptic seizure; temporal lobe epilepsy; positive/negative affect; coping strategies

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