Behavioral Approaches to the Treatment of Substance Use Focus on ______

question 207

Multiple Choice

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

• A) modifying abusive and dependent behavior patterns
• 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 use in the first place

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Definitions:

Marriage

A legally or socially recognized union between two people, establishing rights and obligations between them, their children, and their families.

Family Therapists

Professionals who provide psychotherapy focused on familial relationships and dynamics, aiming to improve communication and resolve conflicts within families.

Biomedical Approach

An approach to health and illness focusing on biological factors, including genetics, physiology, and pathology, often emphasizing medication and surgery as treatments.

Managed Care

Health care system in which all necessary services for an individual patient are supposed to be coordinated by a primary care provider; the goals are to coordinate services for an existing medical problem and to prevent future medical problems.