Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: CBT Techniques For Addiction
The patient can learn to recognize the circumstances that trigger drinking or drug use, remove themselves from the situation, and use CBT techniques to alleviate the thoughts and feelings that lead to abuse. Although self-efficacy is related to the availability of coping skills andwould be expected to increase as the client learns new skills, this does notalways occur spontaneously. It is often necessary to help the client changethe passivity and sense of helplessness that often accompany lowself-efficacy. Bandura noted that there are a number of ways to increaseself-efficacy (Bandura, 1977).However, the model that…continue reading →