Alcohol and Drug Counselor Core Counseling Theories Flashcards
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The concept of 'enabling' in family systems approaches to addiction describes behavior that:
Answer: Allows the addicted person to avoid the natural consequences of their use
Enabling refers to behaviors by family members or others that inadvertently shield the addicted person from consequences, thereby supporting continued use.
In CBT for addiction, 'cognitive restructuring' involves:
Answer: Identifying and challenging maladaptive thoughts that support substance use
Cognitive restructuring is a CBT technique in which clients learn to identify, challenge, and replace distorted or unhelpful thoughts about substance use.
A key distinguishing feature of Motivational Interviewing compared to traditional confrontational approaches is its emphasis on:
Answer: Eliciting the client's own reasons for change rather than imposing them
MI is fundamentally non-confrontational; it elicits and strengthens the client's own intrinsic motivation for change through reflective listening and strategic questioning.
Narrative Therapy, when applied to addiction counseling, encourages clients to:
Answer: Separate their identity from the problem and reauthor their life story
Narrative therapy uses 'externalization' to help clients see themselves as separate from their problems and create new, preferred narratives about their identity.
In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for substance use, 'experiential avoidance' is considered:
Answer: A core process that maintains addictive behavior by avoiding uncomfortable inner experiences
ACT views substance use as a form of experiential avoidance—an attempt to escape or suppress unwanted thoughts, feelings, or sensations.
The 'decisional balance' exercise used in Motivational Interviewing helps clients by:
Answer: Examining the perceived pros and cons of both changing and not changing
Decisional balance explores the advantages and disadvantages of substance use and of change, helping to resolve ambivalence by making it explicit.
Which theoretical framework specifically uses the concept of 'identified patient' to describe how one family member's symptoms serve a function for the whole family system?
Answer: Family Systems Theory
Family Systems Theory uses 'identified patient' to describe the family member who presents with symptoms that may actually reflect dysfunction distributed throughout the family system.