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Psychology and Law
2018. Vol. 8, no. 4, 34–43
https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2018080404
ISSN: 2222-5196 (online)

The semantic sphere of adolescents who use psychoactive substances

 
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Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical study aimed at revealing the features of the semantic sphere in juveniles abusing psychoactive substances. Thirty teenagers aged from 14 to 16 were examined. The main group included minors who use psychoactive substances and undergo rehabilitation at the narcological dispensary. A set of methods for studying the semantic sphere wasused. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that adolescents who use psychoactive substances show a less developed structure of meanings. In the formation of chemical dependence in adolescence, there is a clear deficit in the sense regulation of activity. Prosocial values in the semantic structure do not occupy leading positions. They are characterized by weak self-understanding and reflectivity, which are combined with increased egocentrism. In juveniles with addictive behavior, positively stained assessments and self-evaluation categories are associated with drug use. This pattern can be considered as a risk factor for further narcotization and inadequate focus on overcoming the existing dependence.

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Keywords: semantic sphere, psychoactive substances, mental dysontogenesis, adolescents.

Journal rubric: Legal Psychology of Childhood

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OpenAlex topics: Psychology of Development and Education, Social and Behavioral Studies

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Psychology of Development and Education

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Social and Behavioral Studies

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to social activity and health research, including the impact of socioeconomic factors on risky behaviors among adolescents, the role of redox homeostasis in cancer, the use of ethnography in health research, and the development of mass sports as a basis for a healthy lifestyle. It also explores the influence of beliefs and motivation on socio-psychological adaptation among university students, as well as the relationship between digital learning environments and the science of learning.

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Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2018080404

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For citation: Oshevsky, D.S., Kudimova, T.A. (2018). The semantic sphere of adolescents who use psychoactive substances. Psychology and Law, 8(4), 34–43. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2018080404

© Oshevsky D.S., Kudimova T.A., 2018

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Dmitry S. Oshevsky, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Child and Adolescent Psychology, V. P. Serbsky National Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Associate Professor of the Department of Legal Psychology and Law, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Center for Mental Health" Leading Researcher of the Department of Organization of Psychiatric Services, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3465-6302, e-mail: oshevsky@serbsky.ru

Tatyana A. Kudimova, Graduate Student, Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: Gromova-tatyana94@mail.ru

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