Cognitive Dissonance in Iranian Multiple Sclerosis Patients | Biomed Grid

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease characterized by loss of myelin in neurons. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the cognitive dissonance of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with healthy people. Methodology: MS participants were selected using non-probability sampling method from Iranian patients and healthy participants were paired with MS sample in education, age and illness stage. They were asked to complete dissonance arousal and reduction questionnaire (Harmon- Jones;2008). Discussion: The results showed that the average score of MS patients was significantly higher than non-clinical subjects (p<0.05). It can be stated that one of the basic reasons of dissonance cognition in MS referred to probably impairment of memory, learning and cognitive functions. Discussion: The results showed that the average score of MS patients was significantly higher than non-clinical subjects (p<0.05). It can be stated that one of the basic reasons of dissonance cognition in MS referred to probably impairment of memory, learning and cognitive functions