fundamental theories of psycology

Psychological fundamental theories
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For the vast majority, the underlying choice to take physician endorsed drugs is deliberate. Over some undefined time frame, be that as it may, changes in the mind caused by the prolonged abuse of prescription drugs influence a man’s poise, and capacity to make good choices. As the addiction progresses, the individual keeps on encountering serious motivations to take more medications. This paper is aimed at establishing the causes of such behaviors by employing various fundamental psychological theories. This study is a review phenomenological research on youth medicinal drug abuse.
Right now, there is an absence of extensive research regarding this matter. The essential objective of this investigation is to comprehend the lived encounters of kid and youth doctor prescribed drug abuse with a specific end goal to give unique profundity and broadness into the complexities of this conduct. In light of the point of this examination, the study aims at providing an answer to the question: what are the lived encounters of prescription drug abuse amid youth and puberty?

On the use of fundamental theories of psychology The results reflected in the paper show that indeed, the habits of a person are learned traits which are influenced a great deal by the environment and past experiences. Specifically, the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs (MNUPD) was observed to be more rampant among youth who had previously been exposed to violence or other forms of abuse.

This is in line with the psychological theory of Cognitive dissonance, as it is identified to be one of the more common contributors to behavioral change.
Prescription drug abuse may also be attributed to drive theory which implies that people tend to behave differently when in the company of others. This is particularly the case where peer pressure is involved. Bowlby’s attachment theory suggests that everyone is born with an innate need to form attachments. As a result, peer pressure becomes a strong force to which everyone is susceptible. Erikson’s theory suggests that the failure to contain prescription drug abuse stems from someone’s inability to efficiently deal with inner conflicts. The result of this is a failure to grow the critical skills required for a strong sense of self (McHugh, Nielsen & Weiss, 2015).
Psychoanalytic theories that try to predict specific issues to do with the future lifestyles or habits of children support the results of the study. This is particularly when it comes to the backgrounds of the many teens who abuse prescription drugs. More often than not, they most likely would have been exposed to traumatizing situations during their childhood. They, for this reason, seek refuge away from painful reality by abusing these drugs (McHugh, Nielsen & Weiss, 2015).
. Sigmund Freud tries to explain the sources of such behaviors in his psychoanalytic theory when he opined that desires, some of which may be unconscious, tended to shape or influence character.

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McHugh, R. K., Nielsen, S., & Weiss, R. D. (2015). Prescription drug abuse: from epidemiology to public policy. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 48(1), 1-7.