Dissociation of self-image in alcohol dependence
The article presents the results of a study of self-image dissociation in alcohol dependence. The results revealed the predominant manifestations of self-image dissociation in alcohol dependence, in particular: a body schema disorder as changes in proportions of body parts; a disorder of self-concept, which manifests itself in the emotional ambivalence; transduction of thinking as a self-monitoring disorder manifested itself in parallelism of main and sub pictures (zero angle); the appearance of Subself image, manifested itself in the presence and detailed drawing of facial features in additional images as a disorder of self-image in whole. The practical significance of the results deals with transformation of dissociated self-image into rational one that allows initiating the motivational processes associated with the treatment, recovery, and follow-up rehabilitation of patients with alcohol dependence.