The determinants of decision-making in alcoholic patients

  • Yuliya G. Fralova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Anastasia V. Lado Republican Research and Practice Center for Mental Health, 152 Doŭhinaŭski trakt, Minsk 220053, Belarus

Abstract

The paper describes the determinants of decision-making in alcoholic patients. Although voluntary attention deficit grows with development of alcoholism, this indicator, as well as the years of disease, was unrelated to the successful performance of Gambling Task. The only significant factor predicting scores in this task is the level of the patient’s impulsivity. The results obtained support Cognitive-motivational Theory of Personality Vulnerability to Alcoholism (P. R. Finn).

Author Biographies

Yuliya G. Fralova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of psychology, faculty of philosophy and social science

Anastasia V. Lado, Republican Research and Practice Center for Mental Health, 152 Doŭhinaŭski trakt, Minsk 220053, Belarus

psychologist

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Published
2019-01-17
Keywords: alcohol dependence, decision-making, situation of uncertainty, Gambling Task, impulsivity, self-regulation of behavior
How to Cite
Fralova, Y. G., & Lado, A. V. (2019). The determinants of decision-making in alcoholic patients. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 2, 101-107. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/1986
Issue
No 2 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Medical Psychology

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