HEALTH PRODUCTION IN ADVERSE CONTEXTS:
A STUDY OF THE PATHS OF COAS.
Priscila Arruda da Silva1, Mara Regina Santos da Silva2
1,2Rio Grande Federal University
Bibliography Reference:
SILVA,
PA. Health production
in adverse contexts: a study of the trajectories
of children of alcoholics. 2011. Dissertation (master's degree
in nursing) - Postgraduate Program in Nursing, at the
Introduction
Parents' alcoholism is recognized as
one of the many conditions that contribute significantly
so that a family is constituted in an adverse context
for the development of the children. It is associated to
the high rates of reproduction over generations, though
this is not a universal occurrence, given that many families are able
to mobilize support and protection existing in the
surroundings and prevent or repair the
damage that alcoholism causes in family life.
Objective
This
study aimed as a whole at understanding the characteristics
and processes experienced by children of alcoholics, in different levels of
their life context, which enable them to manage in a positive manner the
negative experiences generated from the addiction of their parents. As specific
objectives: (1) identify and analyze the
personal characteristics that, according to the viewpoint of children of
alcoholics, helped them in coping with negative experiences they have
experienced as a result of parental addiction throughout childhood and
adolescence; (2) analyze the significant family interactions that
have contributed to avoid and/or lessen the negative consequences of
parental alcoholism in the adult life of the children.
Methodology
It is about a qualitative study that used as a
theoretical reference the concept of resilience, which was attended by five
families living in a municipality in the extreme south of
Results
The results show that in addition to personal
characteristics already identified in other studies, such as self-esteem,
confidence, self-control, affectionate and flexible nature, the abilities of
the child are also highlighted: to establish distance from the critical
experiences; to perceive himself and live differently from their parents; see
themselves in the future. Likewise, we highlight the development of a nucleus
of strengthening and the interactions of protection and care, established among
family members.
Conclusion
The results of this study reaffirm that, despite high
rates of reproduction of alcoholism through the generations, the people who
grew up living with this problem can build a positive life trajectory, provided
that the relationships and characteristics that protect them can be developed.
Descriptors: Family. Alcoholism. Resilience.
Mental health. Nursing.
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Exam Date: February 24th,
2011. Institution: Rio Grande Federal University–FURG.
Examiners: Francisca Lucélia Ribeiro de Farias; Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz; Marlene Teda Pelzer.