Addiction - Psychological Interventions

Question 1

Types of psychological intervention?

Answer 1

Contingency management and CBT

Question 2

What is contingency management?

Answer 2

Administration of a non-drug reinforcer (e.g. vouchers, points) following demonstrations of abstinence

Question 3

Research on contingency management?

Answer 3

Sindelar et al

Question 4

Sindelar et al?

Answer 4

Number of negative urine samples 60% higher in CM condition than control (both on methadone)

Question 5

What is CBT?

Answer 5

Focusses on the identification and prevention of high-risk situations, challenging expectations of perceived positive effects, developing rational explanations to challenge false beliefs, and preventing seeing lapses as catastrophes

Question 6

Strengths of psychological interventions?

Answer 6

Effective

Support

Question 7

Weaknesses of psychological interventions?

Answer 7

Needs other therapies with it

Doesn’t address underlying problems

Question 8

Effectiveness of psychological interventions?

Answer 8

Petry et al

Question 9

Petry et al?

Answer 9

26% of those in CM relapsed at the end of a program compared to 61% of controls (treating alcoholism)

Question 10

Support for psychological interventions?

Answer 10

Ladouceur et al

Question 11

Ladouceur et al?

Answer 11

86% of 66 pathological gamblers treated with CBT no longer fulfilled the DSM criteria and had a better perception of self-control and efficacy

Question 12

Who suggested psychological interventions need other therapies alongside them?

Answer 12

Feeney

Question 13

Feeney?

Answer 13

Alcoholics more likely to abstain if they had drugs and CBT (38%) than just CBT (14%)

Question 14

How do psychological interventions not address underlying problems?

Answer 14

Individual may just switch to a different behaviour