A nurse using cognitive behavioral therapy to treat a patient with substance abuse problems will:
a. help the patient to develop self-control and social skills.
b. support the use of emotion-focused coping mechanisms.
c. focus on addiction as a disease requiring confrontational tactics.
d. help the patient see that society shares responsibility for the problem.
A
Cognitive behavioral approaches are aimed at improving self-control and social skills to reduce substance use. Self-control strategies include goal setting, self-monitoring, analysis of drinking antecedents, and learning of alternative coping skills. Social-skills training focuses on learning skills for forming and maintaining interpersonal relationships, assertiveness, and drink refusal.
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