O impacto da comunidade terapêutica na mudança de comportamento: uma abordagem da economia comportamental

Abstract

Chemical dependency is recognized as a serious public health problem that has been growing increasingly in contemporary society. This article aims to analyze the positive impact of individuals' participation in overcoming chemical dependency, as well as the reconstruction of new perspectives on life, work and study, after joining the Desafio Jovem institution in Manaus. From the perspective of Behavioral Economics. This is a qualitative, descriptive and field research study, applied through a structured and closed questionnaire, answered voluntarily by addicts in the process of recovery in the therapeutic community. It was observed from part of the data collected that the structured routines, psychological and social support and activities developed by the institution act as a "nudge" mechanism, positively influencing the behavior and decisions of individuals, who operate under limited rationality. It is understood that the therapeutic community acts as an informal institution that shapes and reduces uncertainty in the environment and guides individual actions through norms and rules.