PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION.pptx

sociology

1. PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION

2. INTRODUCTION Personal disorganization represents the behavior of the individual which deviates from the social norms. It results in social disapproval which may express itself in a wide variety of degrees. The individual may also react in different ways. A disorganized person is one who is uncoordinated, unbalanced and one sided.

3. DEFINITIONS “Personal disorganization represents the deviant behaviour of an individual”. PREM SHARMA MODGIL “Personal disorganization is a disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion in an individual’s life”. PAWAN SHARMA

4. CHARACTERSTICS OF PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION: Personal disorganization is an intermittent process or temporary stage of an individual’s life It is a state of disregard of values, norms and laws It is a state of absence of social control on individual

5. CONT… It is a state of disagreement of other opinion or acceptable facts by the society The victim of personal disorganization shows individuality and variety of his own interests and attitudes. The victim of personal disorganization emphasizes on his rights than on his duties in the group It is a state of conflict between mores of an individual and his group.

6. STAGES OF PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION: Queen and Mann have pointed out three stages in individual or personal disorganization. The stages are: First Stage: In the first stage there is a problem and the individual attempts to find a solution. But if the individual fails to find a solution, he loses his stability.

7. CONT…….. 2. Second Stage: In the second stage of personal disorganization, some persons may reach the third stage without even passing through the second stage. Therefore, the third stage becomes important. 3. Third Stage: In the third stage the individual loses his stability, he may have a nervous breakdown. If there is no satisfactory solution the individual enters upon more or less permanently unadjusted. For example , the criminal or the prostitutes who have lost all sense of social values. This personal disorganization may also lead to insanity or suicide.

8. FACTORS : Elliott and Merrill have mentioned four kinds of factors that often disturb the individual’s pattern of living and the following are: Biological factors: This include difficulties arising out of functional disorder. E.G. physical illness, injury, mental deficiencies or personal inadequacies. Due to biological nature, the handicapped individual becomes maladjusted and unable to overcome his obvious disadvantages.

9. CONT… 2. Environment factors: This includes situations like economic distress, confusion and conflict in social relations in the family, in the economic world, in religious institutions or in recreational activities, which may bring disorganization in the individual's life.

10. CONT…… 3. Insecurity of status and role: When the child or the adult may search for security in the society, as the child’s sense of security is based upon the fact that he is his parent’s child and belongs to his parents in a very real sense. When this sense is threatened and when the individual feels there is a lack of recognition and acceptance with the members of his family or his playmates or his fellow-workmen or other associates status this further results in disorganization.

11. CONT…. 4. Social Crisis: It includes sudden shocks in the life of an individual whether due to the death of his near relation or loss of services, loss of property, death of breadwinner etc. which may disturb his life organization.

12. CAUSES OF PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION : T he chief causes of personal disorganizations are as follows : Conflict of Personal attitudes and social norms: The attitudes and interests of man keep changing with time and the changes in society. When the conflict between man's needs and desires becomes acute and he becomes unable to control himself he indulges in antisocial acts like alcoholism, murder, rape, prostitution, cheating, fraud etc.

13. CONT… 2. Abnormalities of Personality: Some individuals develop strong complexes early in life which impede their successful adjustment with society. For example, Abnormally short and abnormally tall persons experience considerable difficulty in this matter. 3. Personal Disabilities: Due to mental and physical complexes person is unable to make proper adjustments. A person who is mongolism or some other abnormalities like amputated limb, mental retardation can not be a good member of society.

14. CONT… 4. Conflict of Roles: A man is sometimes unable to harmonize different roles he may occupy or may be called to fulfill. E.G. A business executive usually is unable to be a good husband. The wives of big executives keep paramours and this may lead to divorce and other unpleasant complications. 5. Social Crisis: Due to some precipitate crises in society, individuals become disturbed personalities. E.G. T he death of a breadwinner of a family upsets the family members. A n earthquake or some other natural calamity may compel people to leave homes and migrate to other social environment. 6. Crisis of Values: There is always a gap in the thinking of old and young. Sometimes the conflict is so acute that either young people rebel and leave homes.

15. TYPES OF PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION: Types of personal disorganization are the following: Sex offenders: R ape, bestially, homoerotism, pedophilia, plural sex, oral-genital contacts are some of the examples of sexually deviant behavior. A person addicted to any of these and preferring them to heterosexuality is an unstable person.

16. 2. Alcoholism and Drug-addiction: Person who is alcoholic , smokes ganja or swallows amphetamines and barbiturates, in order to escape from the realities of life. T hese things are poisons of the soul. Their moderate use may be condoned but any excess in this matter is injurious to both body and mind.

17. 3. Juvenile Delinquency: Social and family disorganization affect young people most. The children coming from slums and broken homes see different types of sex and crime while very young. Therefore, their minds are overexcited but immature. Thus they are unstable to seek adjustment with society.

18. 4. Suicide: Suicide is the most vicious form of personal disorganization. According to Durkheim, there are four types of suicide: Egoistic Suicide Altruistic Suicide Anomic Suicide Fatalistic Suicide The last type is due to social disorganization.

19. ROLE OF NURSE IN DEALING WITH A CLIENT WITH PERSONAL DISORGANIZATION: Close observation of the client is required Monitor the level of consciousness, sleeping pattern, health status and behavioural changes Assist the client in self care activities Provide psychological support Do not allow the client to be alone Teach the client and family about treatment, rehabilitation and prevention Use simple clear and direct language

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