Sono, agressividade e comportamentos de risco em toxicodependentes e alcoólicos

  • Andreia da Silva Antunes (Student)

Student thesis: Master's Thesis

Abstract

The addition is a chronic disease that involves some components like the brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry; This may lead to a relapse, progressive development, and the potential for fatal if left untreated. Although the pathological alcohol use and, more recently, the psychoactive substances have been accepted as addictive diseases. This study evaluated the differences between drug addicts and alcoholics, the relationship between sleep, aggression, the perception of risk, the Ist ´ 's and HIV. And socio-demographic predictors examined in a sample of 115. The results showed differences between the two groups, and the drug addicts have worse sleep quality, have a higher prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases, carried out more the HIV test and the result was more often positive. It was also verified that users of substances with poorer quality of sleep and increased aggressiveness are the ones who had more Ist ´ s, more often the HIV test and the test result was more often positive. Additionally, it was found that the gender and the education predict the highest alcohol consumption, with the template to explain 16. 9% of the variance. Age, residence and education predict the major drug consumption, with the template to explain 35. 4% of the variance. The worse sleep quality predicts the biggest consumption of drugs, with the template to explain 5. 3% of the variance. The results reveal the need to assess and implement intervention programmes at the level of dependencies.
Date of Award20 Jan 2016
Original languagePortuguese
Awarding Institution
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa
SupervisorEleonora C. V. Costa (Supervisor)

Keywords

  • Sleep
  • Aggressiveness
  • Risk behaviour
  • Drug addicts
  • Alcoholics

Designation

  • Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde

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