UNDERSTANDING THE INTERPLAY OF SOCIAL ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONING AND SELF-ESTEEM IN CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SUCCESS
Author(s):
*Supriya Sharma, Ph.D Scholar, Department of Education, Bhabha University-Bhopal Madhy rajcrc@gmail.com , **Prof. (Dr.) Lata Malviya, Department of Education, Bhabha University Madhya Pradesh., *** Prof. (Dr.) Rajendra Kumar Sharma, Head of Clinical Psychology Department, Amity Institute of Behavioral & Allied Sciences (AIBAS), Amity University Gwalior. Madhya Pradesh, India.
Keywords:
Schizophrenic, social adaptation ,self esteem, vocational rehabilitation
Abstract
Background: - A variety of different approaches to vocational rehabilitation have been developed and evaluated over the past several decades, including social adaptive training methods, related self esteem, (Bond et al., 2008).Previous research also suggests that vocational rehabilitation for patients with chronic schizophrenia may yield clinical benefits, including a reduction in psychiatric symptoms negative schizophrenia as the term indicates is the loss in normal functions and is characterized by anhedonia (loss of interest in pleasurable activity), avolition (loss of ability to will), asociality (loss of ability to interact socially), apathy (loss of feeling of feeling), alogia (poverty of speech) and attentional impairment (Andreasen 1982). Positive symptoms such as hallucination and delusion which create reality distortionare associated with poor work performance in patients with chronic schizophrenia (McGurk & Mueser, 2004). Need for the study Vocational rehabilitation shows a significant improvement in social adaptability, enhanced self esteem, and quality of life (Mueser et al., 1997; Bio & Gattaz, 2011). Therefore the present study focuses in improving social adaptability and self esteem in patients with chronic schizophrenia using vocational rehabilitation. Method: - Based on purposive sampling method a group of fifteen male chronic schizophrenic patients between the age ranges of 35 to 65 years were taken from Manovikas Center, Gwalior. The diagnosis done according to the DCR, ICD – 10. Findings: - The present study confirms the essential role of vocational rehabilitation in social adaptability and self esteem patients with chronic schizophrenia. Non functional domains such as adaptive functioning, self esteem showed improvement and good indicators for vocational rehabilitation.
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Unique Paper ID: 163997

Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 10, Issue 12

Page(s): 99 - 106
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