PSYCH 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 76: Randomized Controlled Trial, Relapse Prevention, Random Assignment
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Alcohol/drug use is viewed as maladaptive coping mechanism. Modify cognitive and behavioral response to those circumstances. Learn social skills to resist pressure to drink/use. The skills learned fit the specific problems that arise from one"s use. Helps addicts deal with life without having drugs to cope. Preparing for eventual relapses & working to make them less likely. Learn more adaptive coping responses to replace alcohol/drugs. Guilt, self-blame, and perceived loss of control after relapse. Belief that further attempts to control use will be useless. Relapse prevention helps clients form realistic views. Randomized controlled trial designed to test value of matching certain kinds of clients to certain kinds of treatments (personalized intervention) 1700 patients assigned to one of 3 conditions with 3 year follow up. All 3 treatments led to major improvements in reducing drinking amount and bettering life functioning (social/occupational) Effects of the 3 treatments were almost identical.
