مجلة دراسات في سيكولوجية الانحراف
Volume 6, Numéro 2, Pages 504-514
2021-12-31

Alexithymia In A Relapsing Addict

Authors : Chenaoui Razika . Mellal Khadidja .

Abstract

Drug addiction is one of the most important problems that affect many people and societies, and upset their balance. This study dealt with the topic of alexithymia in a relapsing addict in order to highlight the emotional role played in the regression of the addict. For this reason, a clinical study on a relapse addict has been carried out who was following treatment at Chlef Mediator center for addiction treatment, with the use of the following tools: the half directed interview, observation, TAS20 Alexithymia standard. It was found that the relapsing addict has a high alexithymia level in all dimensions: after describing emotions’ difficulty, after identifying emotions’ difficulty and after the externally- oriented thinking.

Keywords

Addiction ; Relapse ; Alexithymia