CONNECTION BETWEEN ALCOHOL ABUSE AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

Ovaj završni rad govori o temi povezanosti zloupotrebe alkohola odnosno alkoholizma i agresivnosti. Ovisnost o alkoholu je socijalno- medicinska bolest, koja nastaje uslijed trajnog i prekomjernog uzimanja alkoholnih pića i koja dovodi do oštećenja tjelesnog i psihičkog zdravlja kao i do teških poremećaja u socijalno-radim i ekonomskim odnosima. Alkoholizam je sve veći problem današnjice, raširen je od sve mlađe pa do starije populacije. Laka dostupnost alkoholnih pića, društvena prihvatljivost, socijalno ekonomski uvjeti okoline pridonose razvoju ove teške bolesti. Cilj ovog rada je alkoholizam prikazati kao socijalnu i medicinsku bolest, njezine posljedice na pojedinca i njegovu okolinu te mogućnosti liječenja., kao i utjecaj alkohola na samu osobu i njenu osobnost. Ispitano je 70 bolesnika koji su na bolničkom liječenju od ovisnosti o alkoholu. Svi ispitanici smješteni su u Psihijatrijskoj bolnici Rab. Ispitanici su podijeljeni u skupine po dobi i spolu, mjestu stanovanja, zaposlenju, obrazovanju, bračnom i materijalnom stanju, načinu te trajanju hospitalizacije. Dobiveni rezultati ukazali su da su ispitanici koji su u većoj mjeri konzumirali alkoholna pića fizički agresivniji te imaju već stupanj srdžbe. Također, dobiveni rezultati su pokazali da su mlađi ispitanici skloniji fizičkoj agresivnosti od starijih. Navedeni rezultati ukazuju na nužnost edukacije stanovništva o štetnom djelovanju zloupotrebe alkohola već od najranije dobi kao i sa mogućnošću,procesom i ciljevima liječenja kada do pojave alkoholizma dođe.
This final paper discusses the topic of the connection between alcohol abuse and alcoholism and aggression. Alcohol addiction is a socio-medical disease, which occurs as a result of persistent and excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages and which leads to damage to physical and mental health as well as to severe disorders in social-work and economic relations. Alcoholism is a growing problem of today, it is spread from the younger to the older population. Easy availability of alcoholic beverages, social acceptability, socio-economic environmental conditions contribute to the development of this serious disease. The aim of this paper is to present alcoholism as a socio-medical disease, its consequences on the individual and his environment and treatment options, as well as the impact of alcohol on the person and his personality. Seventy patients who are in hospital treatment for alcohol dependence were examined. All subjects were accommodated in the Rab Psychiatric Hospital. Respondents were divided into groups by age and sex, place of residence, employment, education, marital and financial status, manner and duration of hospitalization. The obtained results showed that the respondents who consumed alcohol to a greater extent were more physically aggressive and already had a degree of anger. Also, the obtained results showed that younger respondents are more prone to physical aggression than older ones. These results indicate the need to educate the population about the harmful effects of alcohol abuse from an early age, as well as with the possibility, process and goals of treatment when alcoholism occurs.