Researchers note that mental health disorders are detected not only in individuals prone to various types of addictive behavior, for example, alcoholism, but also in their family members. In particular, among married partners and their children (V.D. Moskalenko, 2002 [1]). Addictive behavior is “one of the forms of deviant, deviant behavior with the formation of a desire to escape from reality” [2]. This condition occurs as a result of a change in one’s mental state through the use of certain psychoactive substances or through constant fixation of attention on certain types of activities/a certain object. The presence of addictive behavior indicates impaired adaptation to changed environmental conditions. If the addict is a child, then by this behavior he declares that he needs help. Most deviations in the behavior of adolescent children are based on one source - social maladjustment, the roots of which lie in a maladjusted family. According to the accepted definition, social maladaptation means “a disruption of the interaction of an individual with the environment, characterized by the inability for him to fulfill his positive social role in specific microsocial conditions, corresponding to his capabilities” [2]. This impossibility forces the teenager to look for workarounds to fulfill his need for development. The result is leaving the family or school, where it is impossible to realize internal resources and meet developmental needs. A.V. Gogoleva identifies the following main reasons for the social maladjustment of minors that underlie addictive behavior: - family dysfunction; - personal characteristics (age-related, characterological etc.);— school maladjustment;— the impact of an asocial informal environment;— reasons of a socio-economic and demographic nature. It has been established that an addictive personality is formed in destructive family interaction. It is the family that is the source of addictive behavior. At the same time, the presence of an addict in the family invariably leads to the destruction of the family system. Based on general ideas about a destructive family, this is, first of all: a specific form of relations between subjects regarding the resolution of certain problems that arise in the process of their interaction; this is a specific way of reflecting one’s own “I” by compensating it at the expense of another family member; this dependent relationships in which internal tension, irritation, physical ailments and illnesses disorganize the entire family system. It has been proven that codependency and codependency manifest themselves in the offspring, and not only in the first generation of children, but also in the grandchildren of alcoholics and drug addicts. Most people with addictions were essentially codependent. The following types of dysfunctional, dysfunctional families are distinguished: 1. A pseudo-prosperous family that uses incorrect methods of education.2. Incomplete family, characterized by defects in structure.3. Problematic family, characterized by a constant conflict atmosphere.4. Immoral family, characterized by alcoholic, immoral and sexual demoralization.5. Criminal family. The process of socialization in adolescence takes on particularly acute forms. Parental demands and disciplinary action often cause resistance on the part of the teenager, and this is primarily manifested in the child’s desire to free himself from parental care. Escape from parental care is a universal goal of adolescence. Western psychology notes that emancipation is carried out through the consistent replacement of the role of parents in the process of socialization by a group of peers. The peer group becomes the bearer of a system of values, norms of behavior and a source of a certain status. In addition, an addictive teenager has his own personal and age-related characteristics. The provoking factors of deviant, addictive behavior are considered to be neuropsychicinstability, character accentuations: hyperthymic, unstable, conformal, hysterical, epileptoid types, behavioral grouping reactions, emancipation reactions and other features of adolescence. These factors must include features determined by the reactions characteristic of this period: emancipation, grouping, hobbies, and emerging sexual desires [4]. There are a number of behavioral stereotypes characteristic of this age period. These include the opposition reaction, the imitation reaction, the negative imitation reaction, the compensation reaction, the overcompensation reaction, the emancipation reaction, the grouping reaction and the infatuation reaction. Let's take a closer look at each of them.— The reaction of the opposition is caused by excessive claims to the activities and behavior of a teenager, unnecessary restrictions, conflicts in the family, school failure, and injustice. Protest can manifest itself in the form of rudeness, aggressiveness, cruelty, demonstrative attempts at suicide, etc., or in a passive form - in the form of refusal to eat, truancy and running away from home. - The imitation reaction manifests itself in the imitation of a certain person, a model. Sometimes an antisocial hero can become a model.—The reaction of negative imitation is behavior that is deliberately opposed to the imposed model. If the model is negative, then this reaction is positive. - Compensation reaction - making up for failures in one area with emphasized success in another area. - Overcompensation reaction - an unstable desire for success in the most difficult area of ​​​​activity. - Emancipation reaction - the desire to free yourself from obsessive care elders, assert yourself. As a form of manifestation - denial of standards, generally accepted values, norms of the law. - Grouping reaction - association into peer groups. Teenage groups are distinguished by their one-dimensionality, homogeneous orientation, the struggle for dominance in their territory, and primitive symbolism.—Reactions caused by the formation of sexual desires are vigorously represented by “youthful hypersexuality” in older adolescence.—The reaction of infatuation is manifested in a wide variety of teenage hobbies: music, style clothes, hobbies related to physical self-affirmation, etc.—Characterological and age characteristics. Previous social maladaptation creates “favorable” conditions for the formation of most types of character accentuations. The main motive for the behavior of adolescents prone to addictive forms of behavior is escape from unbearable reality. But more often there are internal reasons, such as experiencing persistent failures at school and conflicts with parents, teachers, peers, feelings of loneliness, loss of meaning in life, and much more. All this makes the teenager want to change his mental state, albeit temporarily, but for the “better” side. Personal life, educational activities and the environment around them are most often considered by them as “gray”, “boring”, “monotonous”, “apathetic”. These children fail to find in reality any areas of activity that can attract their attention, captivate, delight, or evoke an emotional reaction. And only after using various psychoactive substances, or while in virtual reality, they achieve a feeling of elation without real improvement in the situation. Further, the situation in the micro- and macroenvironment (family, school, classmates, etc.) becomes even more intolerable and conflicting. This is how increasing dependence and rejection from reality arise. Addictive activity is selective in nature - in those areas of life that, albeit temporarily, bring satisfaction to a person and snatch him from the world of emotional emptiness. They can be very active in achieving goals related to obtaining alcohol, drugs, etc., even to the point of committing immoral and criminal offenses.B. Segal identifies the following psychological characteristics of persons withaddictive forms of behavior: 1) decreased tolerance to the difficulties of everyday life, along with good tolerance of crisis situations; 2) a hidden inferiority complex, combined with outwardly demonstrated superiority; 3) external sociability, combined with fear of persistent emotional contacts; 4) the desire to tell lies; 5) the desire to blame others, knowing that they are innocent. 6) the desire to evade responsibility in decision making; 7) stereotyping, repetitive behavior; 8) addiction; 9) anxiety. Revealing the main characteristics of a person with a tendency to addictive behavior, V. D. Mendelevich [3] draws attention to the mismatch of psychological stability in cases of everyday relationships and crises. Normally, as a rule, mentally healthy people easily adapt to the demands of everyday life and are more difficult to endure crisis situations. An addictive personality, on the contrary, is disgusted by traditional life with its foundations, regularity and predictability. Predictability, the given nature of one’s own fate is an irritating aspect of an addictive personality. Crisis situations with their unpredictability, risk and pronounced affects are for them the ground on which they gain self-confidence, self-esteem and a sense of superiority over others. Analyzing the features of an addictive personality, V.D. Mendelevich refers to E. Bern and, through the prism of his theory, reveals the essence of an addictive personality. According to E. Bern, there are six types of hunger in humans: 1) hunger for sensory stimulation; 2) hunger for recognition; 3) hunger for contact and physical stroking; 4) sexual hunger; 5) structural hunger, or hunger for structuring time ;6) hunger on initiative. In an addictive personality, each type of hunger is exacerbated. They do not find satisfaction in the feeling of hunger in real life and strive to relieve discomfort and dissatisfaction with reality by stimulating certain types of activities. They try to achieve an increased level of sensory stimulation (prefer loud sounds, bright colors, strong smells). The hunger for recognition is satisfied by extraordinary actions. Structural hunger is the desire to fill time with events. Objectively and subjectively, poor tolerance of the difficulties of everyday life, constant reproaches of inability from loved ones and others form a hidden inferiority complex in addictive individuals. However, such a temporary “inferiority complex” results in a hypercompensatory reaction. From low self-esteem inspired by others, individuals move directly to high self-esteem, bypassing adequate self-esteem. The emergence of a sense of superiority over others performs a protective psychological function, helping to maintain self-esteem in unfavorable microsocial conditions - conditions of confrontation between the individual and the family or team. External sociability, ease of establishing contacts is accompanied by manipulative behavior and superficiality of emotional connections. They are afraid of persistent and emotional long-term contacts due to loss of interest in the same person or type of activity and fear of responsibility. The desire to tell lies, as well as to blame others for their own mistakes, stems from the structure of the addictive personality, which tries to hide its own “inferiority complex” from others. , caused by the inability to live in accordance with the foundations and generally accepted norms.S. A. Kulakov identifies a number of behavior patterns that make it possible to determine deviant behavior and distortion of the personality of an addictive teenager in various areas.1. In the behavioral sphere when communicating: avoidance of solving problems, instability of relationships with others, predominantly the same type of response to frustration and difficulties, high level of claims in the absence of a critical assessment of one’s capabilities, tendency to blame, egocentrism, aggressive or insecure behavior, the emergence of social phobias, focus on too hard.