| Abstract [eng] |
Master thesis analyse and evaluate experience of substance dependent person family members, theoretical aspects of substance dependent persons also are presented. Aim of the paper is to analyse theoretically concept of substance dependent person, to perform empirical research focused on the experienced emotions and feelings of substance dependent person family members. To propose possible help forms for substance dependent person family members. Object of this master thesis – evaluation of substance dependent person family member’s experience. Hypothesis of this work – family members of substance dependent person deals with a wide negative emotions and feeling, that substance dependent person brings to the family, but they do not ask or search for any help avoiding negative public opinion and labeling also feels lack of information about help sources. Main theoretical aspects of substance dependent person, its’ reasons, concept of drug substance dependent person, alcoholism and its’ impact on family members specially children are presented and discussed. Empirical research, that involved 122 family members of substance dependent persons showed that all members of family are impacted by substance dependent person, they deals with wide range of various negative emotions, such as anger, fear, embarrassment, turmoil, it influences their ability to communicate suitably with their friends, relatives, public and them selves. During the research, respondents named that they are afraid of looking for any kind of help for fear of stigmas and public negative labeling they feel lack of useful information, what should they do or how should they act in front of substance dependent person fact. Respondents named that they feel emotionally and physically tired, afraid of future, substance dependent person in their family changed their lives more negatively their future plans are closely related with the situation of their family member in which he/she would be at that moment. Most common daily feelings respondents named are anger, fear, worries. There are a big number of co-substance dependent person respondents that participated in the research, as well as co-substance dependent person. |
