PSYCHIC CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM ALCOHOLISM NA ITS POSSIBLE TREATMENTS

Abstract

Generally considered as a disease, alcoholism embrace in its concept other characteristics that suggests an expansion in investigation field. For being a licit drug and well accepted in different cultures, the alcohol beverage easily reaches a big number of admires. The literature points that 20% will present a harmful use or become dependents. Nowadays it is considered one of the biggest issues in the global public health. The present project had as a general objective understand the psychical consequences of alcoholism and possible treatments. The methodology used was the bibliographic review, realization of interviews and application of the Rorschach test. To understand how the treatment is and what is the professional view about the theme, four semistructured interviews, with a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a nurse and one professional of the Alcoholics Anonymous, that work with this public, were made. To understand the alcoholic psychical dynamic, five case studies, starting from semistructured interviews and from the Rorschach test application, were made. Three abstemious alcoholics for over ten years and two alcoholics in use participated in the research. Could be observed that, in the interview, the alcoholics were people with the tendency of isolation and lonely feelings. They prefer the distilled drinks with high alcohol content, mainly cachaça. In the Rorschach test some of the indicators that remained were: signs of anxiety, obsessiveness, increased anguish, disinterest or social difficulties. The associations made in the cases discussions were supported in the psychoanalyst theory. The personality characteristics ascertained in the cases studies matched the results of some researches pointed by literature. It was not possible to determine a personality that belongs to the person dependent on alcohol but it is inferred by the obtained results that there is common characteristics or traces in the personality and way of living of the alcoholics, like emotional instability, isolation and inferiority feelings.