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The Effect Of Explanatory Style On The Coping Strategies Of Women In Recovery, Alice Joy Kirk
The Effect Of Explanatory Style On The Coping Strategies Of Women In Recovery, Alice Joy Kirk
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of explanatory style on the coping strategies of women in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other substances.
Perceived Social Support Among Adult Alcoholics, Alexander Rand Macadam
Perceived Social Support Among Adult Alcoholics, Alexander Rand Macadam
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to measure the amount of perceived social support that is present among adult alcoholics that are in treatment programs. The research dealt specifically with perceived social support among adult alcoholics that are undergoing treatment through mutual aid/self help Alcoholics Anonymous group meetings. To do this, research was gathered from numerous meetings within the San Bernardino and Riverside County areas.
'Bringing You Up To Speed' Challenges Of A Mother Using Amphetamines : A Case Study, Derek Bilton
'Bringing You Up To Speed' Challenges Of A Mother Using Amphetamines : A Case Study, Derek Bilton
Theses : Honours
The purpose of the current study was to explore the challenges of parenting from the perspective of a woman who uses amphetamines. The types of parenting challenge that arise as a direct result of both intoxication and a drug using lifestyle were examined. The study also investigated the types of coping strategies that the participant adopted in meeting her parenting challenges in conjunction with the factors that aided and impeded her preferred method of responding. The study extends onto the existing literature by drawing a participant from a non-clinical setting. The participant was recruited from word of mouth field recruitment. …