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No seguimento dos seus estudos sobre a vida onírica dos toxicodependentes, Mendes
Pedro (1992) verificou que o consumo de heroína provoca o desaparecimento do sono
paradoxal, levando o indivíduo a deixar de sonhar. Nos períodos de abstinência surgem
pesadelos repetitivos, o que não permite a elaboração do trauma, trazendo consigo
modificações na função do imaginário, o que deverá desaparecer com o fim dos
consumos. O presente estudo teve como objectivo principal verificar se existem
modificações da função do imaginário nos sujeitos dependentes de Heroína em
recuperação. Colocou-se, então o seguinte problema: “Será que existem diferenças no
estado da função do imaginário entre os sujeitos consumidores de Heroína e os sujeitos
em recuperação?” Foi constituída uma amostra de 60 sujeitos com idades entre os 20 e
50 anos, dividida em dois grupos: Grupo de Consumidores (30 sujeitos consumidores
de heroína há mais de 4 anos) e Grupo de Abstinentes (30 sujeitos em recuperação há
pelo menos 10/24 meses). Após um tratamento estatístico dos dados concluiu-se que,
para a amostra em estudo não existiam diferenças significativas entre os dois grupos de
sujeitos, pelo que não se observam modificações no estado da função onírica nos
sujeitos em recuperação.
ABSTRACT: According with Mendes Pedro (1992) studies about drug addict dreams, heroine consumption suspends REM sleep. As a consequence, drug addicts can not dream. In abstinence periods, nightmares occur repetitively, so drug addict can not resolve their traumas what causes changes on imaginary function. These changes might disappear after rehabilitation. The main goal for the present study goals was finding out if there are any changes on drug addict´s imaginary function while recovering. The following problem was placed: “Are there any differences between Consumers imaginary functions and Recovering imaginary functions?” A sixty individual sample was made, with ages between 20 and 50 years old and divided by two groups: Consumers (30 consumer individuals, at least 4 years) and Abstemious (30 individuals on recovering programs at least 10/24 months). After a statistical analysis of data concluded that, for the sample in study did not exist significant differences between the two groups, so there are not any modifications on recovering individuals’ dreaming function.
ABSTRACT: According with Mendes Pedro (1992) studies about drug addict dreams, heroine consumption suspends REM sleep. As a consequence, drug addicts can not dream. In abstinence periods, nightmares occur repetitively, so drug addict can not resolve their traumas what causes changes on imaginary function. These changes might disappear after rehabilitation. The main goal for the present study goals was finding out if there are any changes on drug addict´s imaginary function while recovering. The following problem was placed: “Are there any differences between Consumers imaginary functions and Recovering imaginary functions?” A sixty individual sample was made, with ages between 20 and 50 years old and divided by two groups: Consumers (30 consumer individuals, at least 4 years) and Abstemious (30 individuals on recovering programs at least 10/24 months). After a statistical analysis of data concluded that, for the sample in study did not exist significant differences between the two groups, so there are not any modifications on recovering individuals’ dreaming function.
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Psicossomática Função do imaginário Repressão do sonho Toxicodependência Psychosomatic Imaginary function Dreaming inhibition Drug addiction