M.Cur. / The lack of experiencing a purpose in life, leads to high levels of internal frustration in an individual, which reinforces their desire to satisfy these needs. This desire is motivated by the need of an individual to function within a healthy lifestyle functioning. Should this healthy lifestyle functioning be lacking, some individuals may regard drugs as more obtainable and this intense experience of frustration cause the individual to become dependent on drugs. The drug dependent patient's experience of unfulfilled needs, reinforces his distrust in future expectancies. He tries to withdraw from life actions and its associated responsibilities. Withdrawal from these associated life actions in a given situation, causes the drug dependent person to subjectively experience an unfulfilled personal life. The inability to accept responsibility, also includes the inability to satisfy needs, effective interpersonal interaction patterns, effectively accomplishing projects and conducting thought processes productively. The drug dependent patient therefore cannot accept any responsibility in order to find a purpose in his personal life. As a result of the absence of an overall satisfactory life style, feelings of self actualization and satisfaction cannot be experienced by the patient. He therefore lacks the ability to internalize creative, esthetic and attitude values which are related to experiencing a purpose in life. Idealization of intrapsychic needs restrains the drug dependent patient in his isolated existence from experiencing a purpose, though the forming of unique interpersonal relationships.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:13195 |
| Date | 09 February 2015 |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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