scholarly journals TENDENCY TO ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS AND ITS LINK WITH LIFE-PURPOSE ORIENTATIONS AND PERSONAL TRAITS

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Liudmyla Krupelnytska ◽  
◽  
Anton Zagumenov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Alcohol Addiction ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Computer Addiction ◽  
Addiction Drug ◽  
Low Rate

The online study involved 48 people. The study was conducted using three methods: Method for diagnostics on tendency to 13 types of addiction (G. Lozova, 2007); Five-factor personality questionnaire (adaptation by A. Khromov, 2000); Purpose-in-Life Test (adaptation by D. Leontiev, 2000). The offer to participate in the study was distributed on the Internet using the Telegram-messenger. Among the subjects were 32 women and 16 men aged 15 to 30 years. 89.7% of respondents are persons aged 19 to 21 years. It was found that 10.4% of respondents have a high level, 68.7% of respondents have average level and 20.8% of respondents have low level of general tendency to addictive behaviors. Tendencies to Alcohol Addiction, Love Addiction, Food Addiction, Work Addiction, Computer Addiction, Addiction on Healthy Lifestyle occur in more than half of the subjects. Manifestations of tendency to certain types of addictive behavior differ in the male and female parts of the sample. According to the high rates of Tendencies to Love, Food, and Work Addictions, the proportion of men is almost one third higher than the proportion of women. According to the high rates of Tendency to Computer Addiction, the proportion of men is five times higher than the corresponding proportion of women. According to the Alcohol Addiction scale, the percentage of men with an average rate is significantly higher than the corresponding percentage of women, while the percentage of women with a high rate on this scale is almost three times higher than the percentage of men (18.8 and 6.3, respectively). On the scales Game Addiction, Drug Addiction, Smoking Addiction, General Addiction there are significantly more men with both medium and high rates. The Tendency to Religious Addiction, Drug Addiction and Addiction on Healthy Lifestyle is mostly "female". The Tendency to TV Addiction is not expressed in either the male or female parts of the sample. It was found that people with a low level of meaningful in life have Tendencies to Love Addiction and Computer Addiction. Their level of General Tendency to Addictive Behavior is higher. People with a higher rate of meaningful in life differ from people with a low rate in such personal qualities as dominance, search for impressions, extroversion, persistence, responsibility, curiosity, artistry, sensitivity, expressiveness. A low rate of meaningful in life is associated with emotional instability, anxiety, depression, self-criticism, tension. It is established that the Tendency to Computer Addiction and the General Tendency to Addiction are inversely related to the goals, process, performance of life, locus of control-I, locus of control-life and meaningful in life; the Tendency to Computer Addiction is inversely related to persistence, and the General Tendency to Addiction is inversely related to dominance and responsibility. The factor structure of Tendency to Addictive Behavior contains the following components: Meaning as a Protective Factor; Chemical Addictions, Self-Control, Health as Super-Value, Eating Your Emotional Instability, Intersexual Addiction vs Alcohol Addiction and Symbiotic Love.

scholarly journals Optogenetic approaches for the analysis of the role of dopaminergic neurotransmission in the development of alcohol dependence: from correlations to mechanisms

2019 ◽  
pp. 39-40
Author(s):  
E. A. Budygin
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Drinking ◽  
Dopamine Release ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Alcohol Addiction ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Dopaminergic Mechanisms ◽  
Neurochemical Changes

Despite many years of work on dopaminergic mechanisms of alcohol addiction, much of this evidence remains mostly correlative in nature. Fortunately, the latest technological advances have provided the opportunity to explore the causal role of neurochemical changes within brain regions involved in addictive behaviors. In this work using optogenetics, we have attempted to answer the question of how dopamine release dynamics control the motivational component of alcohol drinking behavior.

scholarly journals Psychosomatic Tendencies, Coping Styles and Locus of Control Among Young Adults

PRILOZI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Melis Bilibani ◽  
Emilija Stoimenova Canevska ◽  
Nada Pop-Jordanova
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Human Contact ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Psychological Instruments

AbstractIt is really difficult to live in a society in which the human contact is decreasing each day, and where stressful situations become unavoidable. In order to be healthy and have a healthy lifestyle, the coping style plays a huge role.Witnessing this situation every day, the aim of this research is to investigate the connection among psychosomatic tendencies, different coping styles and locus of control in young adults, aged from 24 to 34 years, in the Republic of North Macedonia.The evaluated sample consists of 187 (M=47; F=140) participants, randomly selected, who accepted to be the part of the research by filling in the on-line questionnaires, delivered through Google forms. The short demographic questionnaire and three psychological instruments were used: Cybernetic Battery of Conjunctive tests KON-6, CISS-21 (Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations), and Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E).Spearman’s correlation was used in order to check and approve the connectedness among psychosomatic tendencies, coping styles and locus of control.The obtained results confirm that there is a significant correlation among tendencies towards psychosomatic reaction, coping styles and locus of control among young adults in the Republic of North Macedonia.

scholarly journals Afhængighed af pengespil i Grønland – et sociologisk perspektiv på misbrug og afhængighed i et samfund under hastig forandring

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-74
Author(s):  
Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
International Study ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Social Transition ◽  
Social Pathology ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Rapid Transition

Formålet med herværende artikel er at undersøge sammenhængen mellem den samfundsmæssige udvikling og sociale problemer i Grønland eksemplificeret ved afhængighed af pengespil. Der tages udgangspunkt i en sociologisk forståelse af begrebet sociale patologier og social transition. Afhængighed af pengespil sættes ligeledes i relation til misbrug af alkohol og hash. Data er indsamlet i byer og bygder i hele Grønland som led i det internationale forskningsprojekt Inuit Health in Transition og bestod dels af en klinisk undersøgelse, samt interview og et selvudfyldt skema. I alt 2.454 personer deltog i interviewundersøgelsen (63%) og heraf udfyldte 2.189 personer det selvudfyldte spørgeskema (56%). Analysen af afhængighed af pengespil i relation til social transition viser, at afhængighed af pengespil forekommer i et mindre omfang blandt fangere og fiskere i bygderne samt de veluddannede professionelle i byerne sammenlignet med de øvrige sociale grupper i samfundet. Blandt problemspillere er både alkohol- og hashmisbrug udbredt. Den lavere forekomst af problemspil blandt fangere/fiskere i bygder samt blandt professionelle i byer kan være et tegn på, at social integration i den dominerende livsstil, der hvor man bor, har betydning for afhængigheden af pengespil. Sammenfaldet mellem misbrug viser desuden, at det ikke giver mening at betragte spilleafhængigheden som et isoleret problem. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen: Pathological Gambling Among Greenland Inuit – A Sociological Approach to Addictive Behavior in a Society Undergoing Rapid Transition The aim of this paper is to analyze the social problems in Greenland in relation to the rapid transition which characterizes the Greenlandic society by using a sociological perspective on social pathologies and social transition. Pathological gambling is used as an example of the high prevalence of social problems that proposes a current challenge in modern Greenland. The association between pathological gambling, use of alcohol and marijuana is also analyzed. Data was collected in towns and villages across Greenland as a part of the international study Inuit Health in Transition. A total of 2454 persons were interviewed and 2189 of these also filled out a self-administered questionnaire. The study shows that the prevalence of pathological gambling is lower among hunters and fishermen in villages and professionals in towns than in other social groups. In addition the prevalence of harmful use of alcohol and marijuana among pathological gamblers was relatively high. A significant association between pathological gambling and social groups defined by their involvement in the ongoing social transition suggests that people caught between tradition and modern ways of life are especially vulnerable. Furthermore, the association between pathological gambling and other addictive behaviors underlines the importance of a comprehensive approach in understanding these phenomena. Keywords: gambling, inuit, Greenland, social pathology, addictive behavior.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Lithuanian Secondary School Children Toward Addictive Behaviors, Their Promoting and Preventive Factors with Regard to the Age

Medicina ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Darius Leskauskas ◽  
Rima Gudaitytė ◽  
Inga Kiudulaitė ◽  
Virginija Adomaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Children ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Computer Gaming ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
Significant Difference

The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of Lithuanian secondary school children toward addictive behaviors, their promoting and preventive factors with regard to the age. Material and Methods. The study sample consisted of all 5th-, 9th-, and 12th-grade schoolchildren of 6 secondary schools in Kaunas and Šakiai (N=856). Schoolchildren were surveyed with a questionnaire consisting of the questions about their attitudes and experience regarding addictive behaviors and factors promoting and preventing such behaviors. Results. Smoking (82.8%), use of illegal drugs (81.0%), and consumption of strong alcoholic beverages (80.6%) were most often indicated as addictive behaviors. Consumption of light alcoholic beverages and computer gaming were least often indicated as addictive behaviors: by 67.2% and 57.1% of respondents, respectively. Less than one-third (32.7%) of respondents answered that they had one or more of potentially addictive behaviors: computer gaming (27.8%), consumption of light alcoholic beverages (24.6%), smoking (16.3%), and consumption of strong alcoholic beverages (12.1%). The most significant difference was observed between the answers of schoolchildren of 5th and 9th grades. Friends (38.4%), TV (37.9%), and Internet (24.6%) were most often mentioned as influencing a wish to try and abstain from addictive behaviors. Fear for one’s health (74.4%) and possible impediment for the life (71.4%) were the most frequently mentioned reasons for abstaining from addictive behaviors. Conclusions. Involvement in potentially addictive behaviors and acknowledgement of their risks were found to increase with the age of schoolchildren, most significantly from 5th to 9th grades. Consumption of light alcoholic beverages was the second most prevalent behavior among respondents, highly noticed in advertising, but least often acknowledged as addictive behavior. TV and Internet were most often mentioned by respondents as mass media influencing their wish to try or abstain from trying addictive behaviors. Reasons for abstaining from addictive behaviors differed with regard to the age but fears for health and life impediment were most prevalent in all grades.

Study of psychotherapy of third wave(ACT) on addictive behaviors and its comparison with the treatment menthod of first and second wave (CBT)

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Kiyan Qulam Javadi Tarziloo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
New Research

Therapies based on mindfulness and acceptance are known as CBT’s third wave. Interventions based on mindfulness and acceptance which are backed by evidence and experience include acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectic behavior therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, mindfulness based stress reduction. Third wave of psycho therapies are mainly sprung from cognitive behavioral psycho therapies and with a mixture of spiritual traditions from east, such as meditation techniques and witness thought with classic cognitive behavior therapy is formed. Third wave of cognitive behavior therapy include new approaches through care and renewal of addictive behaviors such as addiction to drugs. New research which a descriptive and analystic approach and with an applimental goal seeks inspection of the therapy’s effects based on third wave in the treatment of complicated addictive behaviors. New research looks into not only psychotherapy of the third wave on addictive behavior, but also the differences between third wave (ACT) and first and second waves(CBT) in the treatment method of negative addiction with substitution of positive behaviors. Psychoanalysis and cognitive therapy addiction is of high importance and is one of main processes in addiction treatment, prevention of relaps and rehabilitation with application of third wave psychotherapy. Key words: psychotherapy, CBT third wave, addictive behavior

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF VIRTUAL WORLD CAPTIVITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
Cristina Darie ◽  
Mihai Terpan ◽  
Ciprian Vlad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
Digital Knowledge

In recent decades, access to digital technology has increased, and labor productivity has required the acquisition of digital knowledge, so that the same skills used to meet hedonic tendencies, have led to the initiation and amplification of harmful behaviors. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted normal activities globally, generating multiple challenges for people's physical and mental health. The adaptation to the new lifestyle, imposed by this pandemic, has increased the use of digital technology, which has led to the development of addictive behavior in some users. The purpose of this work is to bring to the attention of specialists, how the effects of virtual addictions, during the pandemic, act on mental health and unexpectedly change the normal rhythm of life. This work is a synthesis of possible addictive behaviors and mental disorders triggered by the use of digital devices, classified according to: the field in which the addictive behavior is installed, predisposed age groups and the association with pre-existing mental disorders. Changing people's behavior, associated with other stressors, can lead to a multitude of ailments, ranging from mental disorders to changes in compliance in organic diseases. Consequently, addictive behaviors have different intensities, occupy variable durations, have a fluctuating mental consumption. They generate a gradual social dysfunction, to which pre-existing mental suffering is added, and people involved develop disorders requiring the intervention of a specialist in the field of mental health.

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