• NEDA KARBALAEI HOSSEIN
• Sushma Suri

Well-being is a growing area in the recent decade, which relates to cognitive sense as well. Theories of mental health agree about the role played by cognition. Cognitive processes such as worry, repetitive thinking regarding daily troubles, have a threat on mental health and an effect on sleep quality. Poor sleep itself causes cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems which are associated with other obstacles for well-being on middle aged. This study is focused on insomnia which makes rapid psychosocial changes with long-term effects on well-being as the main role in quality of life. Middle aged have reduced ability to manage cognitive and behavioral determinants cooperating with sleep, which is a contributor in their physical and psychosocial well-being. Therefore, the aim of this study with fourteen participants (N=14) is presenting the cognitive and behavioral approach on treatment of insomnia along with highlighting the metacognitive behavior therapy concepts. The enhanced protocol of cognitive behavior therapy with the help of metacognitive behavior concepts has been applied as intervention and measurement materials had been used to explore the effect of intervention on sleep quality, insomnia severity, pre cognitive and somatic arousals, WASO, SOL, sleep efficacy and sleep satisfaction before and after intervention. Introducing metacognitive and behavioral concepts such as mindfulness, self-regulation, commitment and acceptance, resulted the improvement of sleep quality and decreasing the cognitive arousal related to sleep among middle aged with insomnia.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Psychological Wellbeing, Insomnia, Middle aged, Sleep Dysfunction

"THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF MIDDLE AGED WITH SLEEP DYSFUNCTION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.411-418, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905462.pdf

"THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF MIDDLE AGED WITH SLEEP DYSFUNCTION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp411-418, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905462.pdf