On the 20th of December, Tbilisi
Theological Academy and Seminary was visited by the Director of the
Centre of Research and Consultations on Addictions, the
Psychologist Mrs. Marina Kacharava. Mrs. Marina Kacharava gave a
lecture on the theme: “The Problem of Addictions Among Children and
Teenagers and the Ways of Coping with Them”.
Although the lecture had been
assigned for the topic concerning children and teenagers, due to
the topicality of the issue, the guest touched also the questions
connected with various addictions among adults.
The lecture comprised stages of a
child development from the prenatal period up to their
adulthood and factors, which may cause different psychological
disorders. The speaker broadly discussed the problems, which are
followed by drug addiction, gambling, computer games and gadgets.
In addition, accentuated was the fact how undesired is when the
bond between children and their parents break, the aftermath of
which is addiction. Children watch the screens of tablets. All this
has a destructive influence on their psych and
capability.
The last part of the lecture was
continued in the form of a dialogue in which she was asked many
questions.
The Psychologist Marina Kacharava
familiarized the audience with definite ways for coping with the
aforementioned problems. All the questions were considered in the
dimension of the Orthodox faith in correlation with the thoughts of
the Holy Fathers of the Church.