La funcionalidad familiar y el consumo de alcohol. Análisis de un caso.

Abstract

The family system is constituted by hierarchies, norms, limits and roles of each of its members, where communication, links and feelings take center stage. But what happens when a member with alcohol consumption problems fragments one of these principles. The objective of this scientific research is to analyze how alcohol consumption influences the functionality of the selected family, considering the relational phenomena that are: alliances, hierarchies, triangulations, centrality and parentification. The study was carried out under the systemic family approach to be able to accurately assess family relationships and thus perform the respective analysis of family functionality. The quantitative research approach was used, with a descriptive type scope, in which the fundamental aspects to investigate the relational phenomena of the selected family and the influence of alcohol consumption on its functionality will be recognized. Through bibliographic review of the theoretical background of the systemic family approach, relevant information was collected to construct categories of data analysis obtained in the semi-structured interview and applied tests. It was concluded that the functionality of the family studied has been seriously affected, since the relational phenomena were not adequately fulfilled in the different stages of the family life cycle, due to the alcohol consumption of one of the members.