Family functioning in internal adolescents of the Rehabilitation Center for Addicts of Cuenca, period February-July 2018

Abstract

The family is the first nucleus in which the child is born, learns and develops his affections, however, upon reaching adolescence it is important that the family prepare for the various changes that occur during the transit through this stage. This is not always achieved, crisis coping and family dysfunctionality are common. The objective of the present investigation was to determine the family functioning in internal adolescents of the Center for Rehabilitation for Adolescents (CRATI). It is a descriptive, cross-sectional study, whose population consisted of 22 addicted adolescents. The FACES III instrument (Family Cohesion and Adaptability Assessment Scale), Olson Circumplejo model, was used. As a relevant result, it is worth noting that extreme and mid-range dysfunctionality predominates in families. Adolescents perceive a lack of family cohesion, and in their imaginary of "desired family", it is striking that they prefer to live in a separate family. Regarding the desired values of adolescents on family adaptability, 72.7% stands out, expressing characteristics that place the family in the chaotic type of operation.