Self-Control Peculiarities of Men with Alcohol Dependence

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Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical research of self-regulation peculiarities of men with alcohol dependence. Self-regulation is defined as a system process which is comprised of initiation, planning and modeling processes, evaluation and correction of one's external and internal activities in accordance with goals. In case of alcohol dependence as one of the forms of destructive addictive behavior, serious disorders occur in one's personality sphere. Firstly, negative changes emerge in all mental processes. Secondly, alcohol abuse leads to disorders in the emotional sphere. Addicts are liable to aggressive and uncontrolled acts. The empirical study that aimed to detect peculiarities in self-regulation altered by the establishing alcohol dependence. The experimental group included 40 men diagnosed with the second and third stages of alcoholism. The results of the empirical study can be used in preventive programs based on techniques of developing self-regulation.

General Information

Keywords: addictive behavior, alcohol dependence, self-regulation, self-regulation style, frustration

Journal rubric: Forensic and Clinical Psychology in Legal Context

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2021110215

Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful to clinical psychologist Galina A. Kanunnikova for assistance in data collection (Addiction Clinic №17, Moscow, Russia)

For citation: Vlasova N.V., Lanovaya A.M. Self-Control Peculiarities of Men with Alcohol Dependence [Elektronnyi resurs]. Psikhologiya i pravo = Psychology and Law, 2021. Vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 208–220. DOI: 10.17759/psylaw.2021110215. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Nataliya V. Vlasova, PhD in Psychology, Docent, Associate Professor, Department of Legal and Forensic Psychology, and Law, Faculty of Legal and Forensic Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3452-1133, e-mail: l1025173@yandex.ru

Alesya M. Lanovaya, Researcher of the Department of Preventive Care, V.P. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4255-7953, e-mail: alesya.lan@gmail.com

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