The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the treatment based on acceptance and commitment on a passion for life, in people who refer to the counseling centers of Karaj. the Method of the present study was experimental, with pre-test, post-test research design, along with a control group. among the statistical population of all women in the city of Karaj who referred to psychological counselling centers in the second half of the year 2016, 24 women were selected as purposeful sampling method with matching inclusion and exclusion criteria for study and randomly were assigned into two 12 experimental and control groups.
. Then experimental group was put under the eight-session treatment based on acceptance and commitment. In this period, the control group, did not receive any psychological and medical intervention .At the beginning of the implementation of the treatment and its completion, both groups were evaluated by questionnaire of passion for life. Information compiled by descriptive statistics (average and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (analysis of covariance, hypothesis testing) was analyzed using SPSS-21 software. The results showed that treatment based on acceptance and commitment was meaningful in improving the passion for living of subjects. It is suggested that the results of the present study will be used in the design of treatment and educational programs for spouses.
