RELATIONSHIP OF COPING BEHAVIOR AND I-CONCEPT OF AN ADDICTIVE PERSON
The article deals with the role of personal and social resources in overcoming stress in the choice of strategies and styles of a coping behavior. I-concept is defined as one of the main coping resources of a person. Distortion of the I-concept is considered as a cause of psychosocial maladjustment, leading to inadequate methods of compensation, violation of self-regulation and behavior, and ultimately to addictive behavior.