Emotional intelligence as a "therapeutic target" for the rehabilitation of chemically dependent people
The article first considers emotional intelligence (EI) as a “therapeutic target” for the rehabilitation of chemically dependent people. Disruption of the emotional sphere of the dependent person is the main symptom of the disease, which is otherwise called the disease of frozen emotions. This is manifested in the impossibility of recognizing feelings, aggressiveness, sensitivity and the prevalence of negative emotions, which directly affects the ability to communicate, participate in dialogue, resolve disputes and feel a full-fledged member of society. The article also describes the history and the concept of EI itself, which is consistent with the main goals and objectives of the rehabilitation of the dependent person. A hypothesis was put forward and proved that methods aimed at developing the emotional sphere of a dependent person in the process of non-drug rehabilitation contribute to an increase in the level of emotional intelligence, which is one of the main components of the recovery of a person with dependent behavior. For the study, the diagnostics of N. Hall's emotional intelligence was used, the results are presented in the table and histogram. In the final part of the article, a plan of tasks is developed and presented for further study of this issue in the context of rehabilitation. Thus, the development of emotional intelligence in rehabilitation is a separate methodology in working with a dependent person.