Korets A. Psychocorrection of addictive behavior of adolescents with disabilities

The dissertation is devoted to determining the psychological prerequisites for addictive behavior of adolescents with disabilities, development and testing of a program of its comprehensive psychocorrection. An empirical study found that young people with disabilities are characterized by higher rates of addictive behavior compared to young people with normative development, which gives her signs of resilience and indicates the presence of personal qualities that significantly increase the risk of adverse events and further relapses. Analysis of individual psychological characteristics of addictive behavior of young people with disabilities revealed a high level of expression of such personal qualities as anxiety, impulsivity, insecurity, aggression, asociality, aesthetic insensitivity, which may be prerequisites for the emergence of additive behavior that has a multifactorial nature. and due to both biological and social factors. The connection between the specifics of the need-motivational sphere of personality and the risk of dependence is established. The study made it possible to develop a comprehensive system of correction of addictive behavior of adolescents with disabilities in a combination of the following components: motivational; information and cognitive; operating; individual-personal; emotional and energetic, each of which is aimed at the process of correction in accordance with the criteria for the formation of normative behavior. The testing of a comprehensive psycho-correctional program showed positive changes in the participants' attitudes towards their own mental health.