Contingency Management Is a Treatment for Alcohol Dependency That Involves

question 81

Multiple Choice

Contingency management is a treatment for alcohol dependency that involves

• A)teaching people and those close to them to reinforce behaviors inconsistent with drinking.
• B)teaching families of alcoholics to express their love only when the alcoholic is not drinking.
• C)providing tokens when the alcoholic abstains from drinking for a certain amount of time.
• D)going through a 12-step alcohol abstinence program.

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