Theory
The issues of MICA substance abuse are rather significant, and their high rates among women can be explained by the fact the women are afraid of power as understood in the widest sense of the word. The theory of human development operating with the notions of Id, Ego, and Superego can be used as an explanation for this state of things. From the point of view of Id, the wish of a woman for power is a natural one, while Ego starts finding some hidden reasons inside the person’s mind for this wish being bad, and Superego makes the person aware of what others might think. Drawing from all this, a woman rejects the perspective of obtaining power, and the inner conflict leads her to MICA substance abuse problems. Thus, the theoretical basis of the issue is rather grounded with such strong points as research-proven ideas, scientifically grounded hypotheses, and a large amount of literature dedicated to this issue.
Application
Scholarly literature can be widely applied by specialists, practitioners, and ordinary people to solve the MICA substance abuse problem, especially among women. For example, the article by Jean Butler Miller deals with the most significant one – the relation of women to power. The cases of patients with mental illnesses and chemical abuse (MICA substance abuse) are, according to Miller (2008), rather often nowadays. This is mainly connected with the increased tension of social life, work, and home life in the modern world. The rate of such cases differs according to age, race, and sex distinctions. Theoretically, this is explained by the fact that woman psychology tends to feel fear for power and for the possibility of doing more than an average woman could. Thus, women start fearing power as the means of becoming “other,” meaning that power is associated in a woman’s mind with being aggressive and destructive (Miller, Women and Power, 197 – 198).
Practical implementation of the article can be found in several ways as follows. First of all, the information from the article is useful for getting knowledge about the roots of the problem and its causes. Secondly, the specific examples that are drawn by the author allow readers to adjust the theory by Miller to themselves that increases the usefulness of the article drastically. Finally, Miller proposes specific ways of solution to this issue which are a better understanding of women’s psychology, women’s outlook of the world, and recognition of the equality of women’s rights in social life and having power (Miller, Women and Power, 204 – 205).
Practice
As a student of the master level of education, I have experience in practical work with clients that suffer from MICA substance abuse. Communication and treating these people should be rather specific, and this is the major point that one should keep in mind while working with the clients of this group. In this paper, I would like to consider too of the cases that I have come across during my practice as a social worker with the people suffering from MICA substances abuse among women. The first case was the one with the woman who worked in a highly developed company and was afraid of expressing her initiatives, and the second one was the case of a woman who refused higher positions in education because of her fear of power and inner conflict because of this fear, for both women, frustration and inner conflict between the desire for power and fear of having it resulted in MICA substances abuse cases.
The first woman, whose name is not revealed for the purposes of the privacy policy, worked in a large company and was responsible for the department of innovations and technological development of this company. Her work was connected with making offerings and coming out with new ideas, but her psychological state always prevented her from expressing her views as she was afraid of both larger responsibility in case her initiatives are accepted and public opinion if they are rejected. The second woman had almost the same problem – her desire for power as a means of helping others contradicted her idea of aggressiveness as the effect of power. Thus, both women suffered MICA substances abuse now as a result of their inner conflicts. My work was directed at helping them solve their conflicts, and I think I succeeded as they both provided me with positive feedback on my work and looked at life more optimistically.
Case Study
The case study for this topic covers the attitudes of 5 women suffering from MICA substances abuse. The aim of the study was to reveal the reasons that led those women to abuse and possible ways for them to get rid of these issues. The study carried out among women of different races, age groups, and positions revealed that all the respondents of the research viewed their fear of power and conflict it causes inside of their minds with their ambitions as the main reason for their MICA substances abuse issues. As ways out of the situation, they, and specialists, see the reevaluation of life ideals of these women and their understanding of the fact that greater power and responsibility do not make them aggressive or destructive but vice versa. The women’s nature eager to help others transforms their power into positive energy aimed at empowering other people and improving their skills and abilities.
References
Miller, J. B. (2008). Women and Power. Chapter 11.