Patient A has been diagnosed with alcohol dependence or alcoholism. Alcoholism may be treated as a substance dependence disorder characterized by behavior patterns resulting from uncontrolled use of alcohol and continued, or even increased, use, often despite awareness that the substance is disrupting one's life.

a.

metabolic problems related to the absorption of alcohol

b.

learned behaviors around drinking

c.

an inability to think through the consequences of drinking

d.

a distorted attitude about the impact of drinking behavior

Answer: A behavioral approach views learned behaviors around drinking as the cause of alcoholism.

a.

A's dreams

b.

A's irrational beliefs that fuel drinking behaviors

c.

A's drinking behaviors that have been reinforced over time

a.

A's cultural background and its views on drinking

Answer: A behavioral approach might examine how A's drinking behaviors have been reinforced over time.

a.

strategies to increase A's healthy behaviors while decreasing unhealthy drinking behaviors

b.

a journal in which A tracks feelings for the therapist that develop over the course of treatment

c.

long-term therapy to help A release difficult feelings and thoughts

d.

medication to decrease anxiety and its resultant drinking behaviors

Answer: A behavioral treatment approach might include strategies to increase healthy behaviors while decreasing unhealthy behaviors.