Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent Men

Difficulties in the rehabilitation and treatment of drug addicts are associated with the peculiarities of their behavior, which are a consequence of a change in their personality. The author conducted an empirical study on two groups of drug-dependent men with a combined form of drug addiction at th...

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Main Author: Bekhter A.A.
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Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2020-12-01
Series:Клиническая и специальная психология
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Online Access:https://psyjournals.ru/files/118707/cpse_2020_n4_Bekhter.pdf
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description Difficulties in the rehabilitation and treatment of drug addicts are associated with the peculiarities of their behavior, which are a consequence of a change in their personality. The author conducted an empirical study on two groups of drug-dependent men with a combined form of drug addiction at the stage of treatment (n=30) and rehabilitation with a remission period of about a year (n=30); healthy male volunteers (n=30) acted as a control group. The study was conducted on the basis of the Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital, Khabarovsk Territory, Department of Medical Rehabilitation for people with drug addiction disorders in Khabarovsk. All men participating in the study had a higher education, a family, and the average age of all subjects was 32 ± 10.1 years. The study used: Kellerman-Plutchik's “Life style Index” methods (adapted by Wasserman L.I., Eryshev O.F., Klubova E.B. et al., 2005); coping test by Lazarus R. and Folkman S. (adapted by T.L. Kryukova, Kuftyak E.V., Zamishlyaeva M.S., 2005); questionnaire “Proactive coping behavior” Greenglass E., Schwarzer R. et al. (adapted by Belinskaya E.P., Vecherin A.V., Agadullina E.R., 2018). The main features of reactive-proactive coping in groups of drug addicts are defined: in the first group, coping is emotionally-oriented and cognitive-oriented in nature with a focus on social and emotional support, the protection mechanisms “denial”, “projection”, “substitution”, “intellectualization” prevail; in the second group, the intensity of avoidance strategies in combination with proactive overcoming without a focus on external support is identified, intellectual defenses are combined with strategies for reflective analysis. The main differences between the two groups of drug addicts are in the nature of the relationship between defense mechanisms and reactive-proactive coping strategies, in the variation of reactive strategies and their orientation, in the features of building proactive behavior. Understanding the features of reactive-proactive coping with drug addicts can greatly facilitate the work of a psychologist in remedial and rehabilitation activities with patients focused on life planning during remission.
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spelling doaj.art-e9967cef38cf437399bbcf51c780e1902022-12-21T23:40:29ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationКлиническая и специальная психология2304-03942020-12-0194213510.17759/cpse.2020090402Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent MenBekhter A.A.0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-558XPhD in Psychology, Leading Research Associate, Associate Professor, Chair of Psychology, Pacific National University, Khabarovsk, RussiaDifficulties in the rehabilitation and treatment of drug addicts are associated with the peculiarities of their behavior, which are a consequence of a change in their personality. The author conducted an empirical study on two groups of drug-dependent men with a combined form of drug addiction at the stage of treatment (n=30) and rehabilitation with a remission period of about a year (n=30); healthy male volunteers (n=30) acted as a control group. The study was conducted on the basis of the Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital, Khabarovsk Territory, Department of Medical Rehabilitation for people with drug addiction disorders in Khabarovsk. All men participating in the study had a higher education, a family, and the average age of all subjects was 32 ± 10.1 years. The study used: Kellerman-Plutchik's “Life style Index” methods (adapted by Wasserman L.I., Eryshev O.F., Klubova E.B. et al., 2005); coping test by Lazarus R. and Folkman S. (adapted by T.L. Kryukova, Kuftyak E.V., Zamishlyaeva M.S., 2005); questionnaire “Proactive coping behavior” Greenglass E., Schwarzer R. et al. (adapted by Belinskaya E.P., Vecherin A.V., Agadullina E.R., 2018). The main features of reactive-proactive coping in groups of drug addicts are defined: in the first group, coping is emotionally-oriented and cognitive-oriented in nature with a focus on social and emotional support, the protection mechanisms “denial”, “projection”, “substitution”, “intellectualization” prevail; in the second group, the intensity of avoidance strategies in combination with proactive overcoming without a focus on external support is identified, intellectual defenses are combined with strategies for reflective analysis. The main differences between the two groups of drug addicts are in the nature of the relationship between defense mechanisms and reactive-proactive coping strategies, in the variation of reactive strategies and their orientation, in the features of building proactive behavior. Understanding the features of reactive-proactive coping with drug addicts can greatly facilitate the work of a psychologist in remedial and rehabilitation activities with patients focused on life planning during remission.https://psyjournals.ru/files/118707/cpse_2020_n4_Bekhter.pdfdrug addictiondrug addictsproactive coping behaviorreactive copingcoping behaviorproactivitydefense mechanisms
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Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent Men
Клиническая и специальная психология
drug addiction
drug addicts
proactive coping behavior
reactive coping
coping behavior
proactivity
defense mechanisms
title Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent Men
title_full Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent Men
title_fullStr Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent Men
title_full_unstemmed Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent Men
title_short Psychological Analysis of Reactive-Proactive Coping of Drug-Dependent Men
title_sort psychological analysis of reactive proactive coping of drug dependent men
topic drug addiction
drug addicts
proactive coping behavior
reactive coping
coping behavior
proactivity
defense mechanisms
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