A Client Being Treated for Alcohol Abuse Receives Just Enough

question 160

Multiple Choice

A client being treated for alcohol abuse receives just enough of a drug called curare to produce temporary paralysis as that client takes a swig of beer. Presumably, sufficient pairings of paralysis and alcohol will reduce the client's desire for alcohol. This procedure is called:

• A) covert sensitization.
• B) contingency training.
• C) relapse-prevention training.
• D) aversion therapy.

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