One study of the efficacy of motivational enhancement therapy found that reductions in alcohol and marijuana use were greatest among adolescents who showed the most frequent use before treatment. What could some possible explanations for this finding be?
What will be an ideal response?
It could be that there was a relative floor effect for the other groups (their substance use was so comparatively low, they had less room to limit their substance use). It could, therefore, be an artifact of the amount of reduction that was possible. Alternatively, it could be that those with more serious substance use issues were more affected by the therapy.
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a. Tell him he has succeeded and give him a high five b. Let the parents know c. Provide him with a certificate of achievement d. Provide a treatment summary
Which of the following is a central construct of Reality Therapy?
a. Quality Time b. Basic Needs c. Basic Mistakes d. Organismic Valuing
The standard error of measurement (SEM) is inversely related to
a. validity. b. reliability. c. standard deviation. d. correlation coefficient.
In making ethical decisions, counselors should abide by all but which of these principles?
A. beneficence and nonmaleficence B. justice and fidelity C. common sense and autonomy D. personal gain