Comparison of the Effectiveness of computer-assistant rehabilitation and Adlerian parent training program on improvement of response inhibition and planning ability in children whit conduct disorder

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Lorestan

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Disability in response inhibition and planning are the most important factors that influence conduct disorder.The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the computer-assistant rehabilitation and Adlerian parent training program on improvement of response inhibition and planning in children with conduct disorder. The present study was semi-experimental. The statistical population consisted of all male students, between the ages of 7 to 10 years, in the elementary and exceptional schools of Baharestan. The sample consisted of 68 students with conduct disorder that were chosen by cluster random sampling and assigned in three groups of Adlerian (24) computer-assistant (23) and control group (21) randomly. Data were collected, using the Hearts and Flowers test, Raven Colored Matrices test, Child Syndrome Inventory, Tower of London, Rating Scale for Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder and Cognition-Promoting Software. Results of the study indicated that computer-assistant rehabilitation and Adlerian parent training program had significant effect on increase response inhibition and planning abilty, compared with control group. Also results showed the preference of the computer-assistant rehabilitation on increase response inhibition abilty and the preference of the Adlerian parent training program on increase planning abilty. Results revealed that both the computer-assistant rehabilitation and Adlerian parent training program can be efficient methods in improvement of response inhibition and planning while they have different theory basis and content training.

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Journal of Psychological Studies
Volume 13, Issue 2 - Serial Number 47
September 2017
Pages 95-112

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