An archetypal inquiry into the gambler's counterfeit quest for wholeness : a phenomenological-hermeneutics investigation

A phenomenological-hermeneutic method of study was employed to ascertain whether archetypal psychology could contribute to the biopsychosocial model's understanding of gambling pathology. After analysis, four-stage process was brought to light, consisting of 16 themes. These themes chronologically illustrated the journey of becoming and recovering from pathological gambling disorder from inception to the present day. Equally, these themes illustrated developmental aspects of the individuation process and displayed how the archetypes' manifestation and integration helped to restore ego functioning leading to an established and sustained recovery process. In all, these stages demonstrate and suggest that archetypal psychology can make a viable contribution to the biopsychosocial model's understanding of gambling pathology. Therefore, the study's findings may support further study between archetypal psychology and gambling pathology, as this perspective may have important insights toward helping pathological gamblers gain a foothold on their addictive process leading to a meaningful and purposive future.

Authors

• Solowoniuk, Jason
• University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education

• Gamblers -- Psychology
• Gambling -- Psychology
• Gambling -- Pathology
• Whole and parts (Psychology)
• Dissertations, Academic

Identifier

hdl:10133/282

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oai:opus.uleth.ca:10133/282