L3: CBT for Addiction Flashcards
What are the 3 evidence based treatments for addiction?
- CBT
- Motivational Interviewing
- Contingency management
What’s the difference between self control measures and emergency measures?
self control: prevent use
emergency: interrupting use during a relapse
can be difficult topic for clients (cus its like safety instructions when you fly)
Define acceptance & commitment therapy
guiding people to accept the urges and symptoms associated with substance abuse and use psychological flexibility and valuebased interventions to reduce those urges and the symptoms
Define the minnesota model
12- step facilitation throughgroup therapy, based on the Alcoholics Anonymous
Define contingency management
desired behaviour is “reinforced” or rewarded
What is the aim of CBT?
changing the pattern of problematic substance use (reducing or quitting)
What is CBT?
umbrella term for therapies that focus on “cognitions” (thoughts, beliefs, schemas etc) & behaviour as the central driver of and solution to healthy emotion regulation
- has protocolled treatment + workbook
- has aspects of Motivational interviewing
What are the 3 learning principles that play a role in the dev of substance use?
- Social learning: observing and imitating
- Operant (i.e., instrumental) Conditioning: Substance use is rewarded
- Classical (i.e., Pavlovian) conditioning: substance use is maintained Pavlovian
associations
What are the self control measures (to prevent use)?
- stimulus control (avoidance)
- stimulus response prevention (alternative behaviour)
- response consequences (reward, negative consequences)
What are the assumptions behind Cognitive Behavioural Therapies?
- thoughts, behaviours, and emotions are learned
- substance use is automized behaviour
- using is rewarding, disadvantages are usually not experienced until later
- set well considered goals
- make inventory of risk situations
- strengthen skills to deal with risk situations
- therapeutic alliance is a necessary but not sufficient for change
- focus on the here and now
- the client as their own therapist & importance of homework
- guided discovery as a self-reflection tool
- scientists-practiioner approach & collaborative empiricism
What is the length & structure of CBT?
length: relatively brief (12-16 sessions)
structure: plan broken into 3-4 interconnected sections, adapted to clients needs (so still a bit flexible). within session: 1. discuss homework 2. introduce new theme 3. give new homework
What are the major phases in CBT?
- taxation
- interventions
- relapse prevention
- conclusions
What are the pros of CBT?
- widely applicable
- adaptable to the wishes & circumstances of clients
- reasonable empiricable evidence for it effectiveness
- helps address multiple issues at once, which is good cus addiciton is very co-morbid
What are the 6 elements in the general cognitive behavioural model?
early experiences, beliefs, triggers, thoughts, feelings, and behaviours
How can the 6 elements in the cognitive behavioural model be addressed?
triggers:
- identify triggers & associated thoughts/feelings/behaviours
- manage triggers to prevent relapse
thoughts & beliefs:
- analyzing, challenging, accepting them
feelings:
- emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness
- dialectical behaviour therapy
behaviour:
- interventions targeting substance use & associated behaviours
- coping skills therapy
- relapse prevention
What are the 9 main treatment components of CBT for addiction?
(register substance use &craving)
- prepare for change (motivation)
- goal setting (SMART)
- self-control measures
- functional analysis
- emergency measures
- dealing w craving
- change thoughts
- refusal of offered substances
- evaluation & choose extra topics for leftover sessions
how can you deal with craving?
- seek distraction
- surfing the urge
- identify alternative thoughts
- mindsurfing
- seek social support
How can you change thoughts (in CBT)?
- thoughts actually play no role as trigger of substance use! its habit behaviour
- we interpret certain bodily sensations as craving and then use substance
- challenging thoughts doesnt have an added value
- what can you do: formulate a helpful thought, like a pep talk! (ex: what would you say to a friend in the same situation?) & list dangerous thoughts