Identify three psychological methods of treating substance-related disorders

What will be an ideal response?


at least three of the following:

- inpatient and residential treatment for substance-related disorders focuses on short-term detoxification and rehabilitation
- brief interventions for substance-related disorders involve stabilizing or reducing substance use enough so that more thorough forms of treatment can be applied
- cognitive-behavioral therapy for substance-related disorders involves modifying irrational cognitions about drug use in identifying and changing high-risk situations that could lead to relapse
- family, marital, and group therapies provide social support and reinforcement for abstinent behavior
- self-help groups involve meetings of people with similar substance abuse problems who share support and experiences to maintain abstinence

Psychology

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a. Dendrite b. Cell body c. Axon d. Synapse

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In general, anxiety-related problems involve all of the following EXCEPT

a. pervasive feelings of stress, insecurity, and inferiority. b. a tendency to use elaborate defense mechanisms. c. restrictive, self-defeating behavior patterns. d. alternating episodes of depression and hypomania.

Psychology

A major limitation of systematic observation is that it __________

A) provides little information on how participants actually behave B) tells investigators little about the reasoning behind responses and behaviors C) underestimates the capacities of individuals who have difficulty putting their thoughts into words D) ignores participants with poor memories, who may have trouble recalling exactly what happened

Psychology

The motor impulses/commands associated with the muscular coordination and movements necessary for one to write, walk, dance, or jump originate in which lobe of the cerebral cortex?

a) temporal b) parietal c) occipital d) frontal

Psychology