TITLE:
Examining the Role of Brazilian Navy before Alcohol Intake in the Workplace
AUTHORS:
Elizabeth Espindola Halpern, Ligia Costa Leite
KEYWORDS:
Alcoholism; Occupational Health; Working Conditions
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.2,
February
26,
2014
ABSTRACT:
This article
presents some of the results of a qualitative research conducted at the Center
for Chemical Dependency (CEDEQ) of Brazilian Navy, a specialized outpatient
clinic for substance abuse, in order to investigate the role of this
institution in the construction of the military patients’ alcoholism. A
participant observation was carried out in two treatment groups, during 24
sessions, in 2010. In addition, individual open-ended interviews with 13 patients
were carried out after each group session. According to their narratives they
tend to believe that the institution both stimulates and prohibits the
consumption of alcohol on board, an ambivalent position that contributes to the
production of alcohol addiction in these individuals. As a result, the
incorporation of standards of conduct related to alcohol consumption throughout
their military career was observed, creating drinking patterns, especially
drinking with colleagues of their military units, which we named alcoholic habitus.