Resiliencia en pacientes adictos internos en centros de atención terapéutica de la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

The human being is immersed in a society of constant changes that have impeded an adequate psychological, social and emotional development, which are important for the individual to remain stable and healthy in his life. The topic about addiction to psychotropic substances has increased on a large scale, generating consequences in the individual, however, there are factors that allow a person to develop positively in the personal and social despite living these situations. One of these factors is the resilience, it manifests as the ability to face the adversities of life and handle them properly. For this reason, the present research proposed a study about resilience in drug addicts, with the objective of identify the level of resilience in people addicted to substances, intern in therapeutic care centers of the city of Cuenca, considering sociodemographic factors as the age, type substance, instruction level, etc. The research was of a quantitative and descriptive approach through the use of a sociodemographic record and the resilience scale of Wagnild and Young in 1993; and it was carried out in three therapeutic care centers in the city of Cuenca. The population consisted of 73 people in total only male sex from 18 to 65 years of age. The results of the research showed that, of the 73 people who participated in the study, 16 showed high levels of resilience in general and 58 young adults who had medium high levels of resilience.