Psychology 2020A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Serenity Prayer, Procrastination, Cognitive Therapy
10 Feb 2013
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When the consequences of drinking or taking drugs are so bad that the individual decides to do something about their drug or alcohol use. Negative cycle and negative consequences have gone on for too long. Some users must hear the same thing from many different people to actually go through with the life change these people can be friends, teachers, family members, mentors, significant others and counselors. Reasons for change vary between each individual. A direct way it creating an ultimatum for the addict, if you don"t go to treatment i"m done with you. Counselors challenge to move a patient into treatment: A councilors challenge is to push the right buttons for a client to keep them down the path of treatment. This is a personal change that holds some key elements. Change that is pretty sudden, like in intervention episodes where these people are headed to treatment that day.
