Psychodynamic Approaches to the Treatment of Substance Use Focus on ______

question 118

Multiple Choice

Psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of substance use focus on ______.

• A) replacing substance abuse behaviors with alternate behaviors that are more socially acceptable and equally gratifying
• B) improving the patient's social support system so that it does not encourage drug use
• C) altering positive outcome expectancies and self-efficacy expectancies associated with drug use
• D) resolving underlying emotional conflicts which led to drug abuse in the first place

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