Transformations: Treatment for Alcohol Addiction as a Process of Consciousness Expansion

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dc.contributor.advisorBaydala, Angelina
dc.contributor.authorPayne, Dylan Duran
dc.contributor.committeememberSmythe, William
dc.contributor.committeememberHampton, Mary
dc.contributor.externalexaminerArnal, William
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-29T20:43:20Z
dc.date.available2013-10-29T20:43:20Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.descriptionA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, University of Regina. vi, 164 p.en_US
dc.description.abstractA body of research has suggested that an understanding of the lived experience of addicted individuals is an important yet neglected part of developing effective treatments for addictions. In an attempt to further understand the subjective experience of addiction, a phenomenological study was undertaken with the aim of understanding if consciousness studies could inform and enrich current treatments for addiction. Specifically, the study examined the utility of conceptualizing an addiction as a problem of restricted consciousness and its treatment as a process of consciousness expansion. This study attempted to further understanding related to changes in consciousness, and the development of the self-concept, that occur as a person moves towards recovery. In particular, it attempted to identify those experiences, or shared characteristics of different experiences, that precipitated movements to expanded forms of consciousness and more integrated self-concepts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six individuals who purported to have an addiction to alcohol. The results were analyzed using the methods of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. As well as providing insight into the lived experience of addiction, an argument for the utility of introducing consciousness development into the treatment of an addiction to alcohol is presented.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusStudenten
dc.description.peerreviewyesen
dc.identifier.tcnumberTC-SRU-3756
dc.identifier.thesisurlhttp://ourspace.uregina.ca/bitstream/handle/10294/3756/Payne_Dylan_200297814_MA_ClinPSYC_Spring2013.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/3756
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Reginaen_US
dc.titleTransformations: Treatment for Alcohol Addiction as a Process of Consciousness Expansionen_US
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineClinical Psychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Reginaen
thesis.degree.levelMaster'sen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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