David Is a Recovering Alcoholic

question 375

Multiple Choice

David is a recovering alcoholic. He has not had a drink in eight months. David has avoided parties where alcohol is served, found new friends who do not drink and stayed away from bars. Of the strategies listed in your text for breaking a bad habit, David is using the one involving

• A)breaking up response chains.
• B)cues and antecedents.
• C)alternate responses.
• D)negative reinforcement.

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Definitions:

Jungian

Pertaining to the psychological theories and methods developed by Carl Jung, focusing on concepts such as archetypes and the collective unconscious.

Impulsive

Characterized by actions taken without forethought or consideration of consequences, often driven by immediate desires or emotions.

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist hailing from Austria, he pioneered psychoanalysis, a therapeutic method aimed at resolving psychopathologies by means of dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

F. Skinner

B.F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism, particularly the development of the theory of operant conditioning.