Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Sanjay Kumar ¹, Padmavati ¹, Anirudh Chaudhary ¹, Preeti Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut, U. P., IN
2 Department of Psychology R. G. P. G. College Meerut, U. P., IN

Abstract

The present study aims to study the psycho-social causes of traumatic experiences in a women's life of different age groups. For this purpose 175 girls and women of age range 20 to 60 years of age were interviewed for the study. These subjects were divided into three groups; they were 20-25 Yrs., 35-40 Yrs. and 50-55 years of age. These subjects were contacted individually and open ended questions were asked. The questions were related to their opinion and attitude towards causes of traumatic incidents occurring with them. The issues considered during interview were deterioration of social values, poor parenting, modernization, nuclearization of families, poor schooling, poor interpersonal bonds, sexual behavior, poor social responsibility, freedom of expression for love and sex, etc. The content analysis of obtained data was done by two experts to maintain the consistent validity of the analysis of the data. Percentage was used for further interpretation and presentation of results. Obtained results indicated some significant causes of trauma against women most often existing in our society. It was also obtained that different age groups vary qualitatively in the causes of traumatic experiences with them caused by male counterpart.

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Preeti Sharma ¹, Mustafa Nadeem Kirmani ²

Affiliations
1 Pacific University, Udaipur, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Drinking practices and substance use borders have increased significantly both globally and in India. Alcohol and substance use is a major concern on college campuses. College drinking is often considered socially acceptable behavior on the college social and cultural scene. College culture often views drinking as a rite of passage, encouraging behavior that is destructive to the college sub culture and general population. Alcohol use and abuse are cause of concern because the educational process and quality of campus student life are disrupted. There is growing concern about alcohol/substance abuse in India also. Precursors of drug and alcohol problems have been described as nsk factors for alcohol abuse and are associated statistically with an increased probability of drug and alcohol abuse. There are host of risk factors including cultural norms and values, attitude toward drinking and substance use, legal factors, increased stress in the society, family factors, interpersonal and intrapersonal conflicts, cognitive factors like expectancies and beliefs related to alcohol use. In the management of alcohol and substance use disorders, psychological interventions play a pivotal role. Interventions like social skills teaming, effective coping skills, drink refusal skills, cognitive behaviour interventions, family based and marital interventions are often employed in alcohol use. In recent years, motivation enhance therapy and mindfulness based urge surfing therapy have become common in clinical practice. The current paper will briefly discuss the components, process and efficacy of motivation enhancement therapy in the management of alcohol use.

Keywords

Motivation Enhancement Therapy, Alcohol/Substance Use.

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