Submitted by Eunice Novais (enovais@uepg.br) on 2017-08-17T16:41:52Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) MORAIS, André de.pdf: 2012044 bytes, checksum: 1335c3711c49338730046fba62a7347b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-17T16:41:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) MORAIS, André de.pdf: 2012044 bytes, checksum: 1335c3711c49338730046fba62a7347b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-06 / Esta dissertação tem como fio condutor o seguinte questionamento: Como as identidades dos meninos que constituem a espacialidade da Comunidade Terapêutica Marcos Fernandes Pinheiro em Ponta Grossa – PR são elaboradas a partir da experiência de tratamento de dependência química? Com o objetivo de responder ao presente questionamento, foram realizadas oito entrevistas com os meninos em tratamento na Comunidade Terapêutica Marcos Fernandes Pinheiro no município de Ponta Grossa, PR, no período de abril e maio de 2016. Para a sistematização e análise dos dados resultantes das entrevistas, a metodologia utilizada apoia-se em Bardin (1977), com a proposta de Análise de Conteúdo do Discurso. Desta análise, destacam-se os eixos semânticos significados por espacialidades discursivas relacionadas às temporalidades as quais os meninos se referem em seus relatos de vivências que, não obstante, são singulares e específicos a cada um. O uso de substâncias psicoativas (SPAs) está relacionado à intensificação da condição de marginalidade socioespacial dos meninos que colaboram com essa pesquisa enquanto sujeitos pesquisados, bem como enquanto prática de resistência a essa marginalidade. O tratamento de dependência química, deste modo, coloca-se enquanto um elemento fundamental na alteração desta dinâmica, de modo a relacionar-se diretamente à elaboração identitária dos meninos, ou seja, às suas vivências espaciais que ocorrem cotidianamente. Assim, este trabalho estabelece um elo entre o empírico, através dos relatos dos meninos em tratamento, com a Ciência Geográfica, no sentido de explorar o intangível, o invisível e o efêmero, como propõe Nogué e Roméro (2006). / This dissertation is based on the following question: How are the identities of the boys that constitute the spatiality of the Marcos Fernandes Pinheiro Therapeutic Community in Ponta Grossa - PR elaborated from the experience of chemical dependency treatment? In order to respond to the present questioning, eight interviews were performed with the boys under treatment in the Marcos Fernandes Pinheiro Therapeutic Community in the city of Ponta Grossa, PR, in the period of April and May of 2016. For the systematization and analysis of the data resultant from the interviews, the methodology used is based on Bardin (1977), with the Discourse Content Analysis proposal. From this analysis, we highlight the semantic axis signified by discursive spatiality related to the temporalities which the boys refer to in their reports of experiences that, notwithstanding, are singular and specific to each one. The use of psychoactive substances (PAS) is related to the intensification of the condition of social and spatial marginalization of the boys who collaborate with this research as subjects researched, as well as a practice of resistance to this marginalization. The chemical dependency treatment thus becomes a fundamental element in the change of this dynamic, in order to relate directly to the identity development of the boys, that is to say, to their spatial experiences that occur daily. Therefore, this work establishes a link between the empirical, through the reports of the boys in treatment, and Geographic Science, in the sense of exploring the intangible, the invisible and the ephemeral, as proposed by Nogué and Roméro (2006).

Peniston and Kulkosky (1989, 1990) demonstrated the effectiveness of alpha-theta EEG-Biofeedback (EEG-BFB) in treating inpatient alcoholics noting significant improvements in depression, psychopathology, serum β-endorphin levels, and abstinence rates. The present study is an extension of a previously unpublished replication of the Peniston EEG-BFB protocol with 20 chemically dependent outpatients (Bodenhamer-Davis, Callaway, & DeBeus, 2002). Fifteen subjects were "high risk for re-arrest" probationers. Data for the EEG-BFB group was collected from archival records. Subjects completed an average of 39 sessions (SD = 6.096), with 33 of those being EEG-BFB. Pre/post-treatment MMPI-2s™ (University of Minnesota) were collected and follow-up (4-11 years) data obtained (abstinence rates, re-arrests in some cases). Treatment effects were evaluated by comparing assessment data (pre/post) and documenting abstinence rates. Post-treatment MMPI-2 results were within normal limits, with several scales significantly reduced from baseline suggesting less psychopathology. Results were then compared to 20 subjects receiving standard addiction treatment (OT-CD group), but not EEG-BFB. OT-CD subjects completed a 2-week inpatient program followed by 18 outpatient sessions. Pre/post assessment and follow-up data was collected on the OT-CD group. The OT-CD group's post-assessment results showed three elevations (MMPI-2 scales 4/6/8), suggestive of characteriological problems. Post-MMPI-2 results of the two groups were compared via ANCOVAs. Findings indicated no significant differences between groups on targeted scales; however, there was a trend for the EEG-BFB group to have lower scores. Follow-up data was obtained on 13 EEG-BFB subjects. Results indicated 92% (n = 12) were sober, with 8% (n = 1) claiming significantly reduced alcohol intake. Probationer re-arrest and revocation rates were collected on the subset of probationers (n = 14 out of 15). The majority of the probationers (79%, n = 11) had not been re-arrested nor had their probation been revoked. Short-term follow-up information (35-131 days post-assessment), available at the time of writing, for the OT-CD group (N = 13) showed 85% (n = 11) were sober, with 15% (n = 2) relapsed. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed.

The study compared an experimental group (n=26) who participated in weekly SIS sessions as an adjunct to existing treatment protocols for a period of 6-8 weeks, to a control group (n=14) who matriculated in treatment without the addition of SIS training for a period of 6-8 weeks. Subjects completed a battery of questionnaires at the beginning of the measurement period and at the end of the measurement period. The SASSI-2, The McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD), and the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale were used to measure groups on recovery related variables at Pre-Test and Post-Test. Results demonstrated a consistent pattern of improvement over the time measure. The results of the interaction of group and time demonstrated a pattern of gains which did not reach statistical significance, partially as an artifact of the small sample size. An investigation of effect sizes was conducted to detect the effect of SIS training. The training was found to have a moderate effect size, which was consistent with other research using SIS training. Some areas for possible future research were addressed.