Functional analysis and behavioral activation approaches for drug use

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lejuez, Carl W., interviewer.

American Psychological Association, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior therapy.

Reinforcement (Psychology).

Human behavior.

Drug addiction.

Behavior Therapy.

Reinforcement, Psychology.

Substance-Related Disorders--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Behavior Therapy.

Reinforcement, Psychology.

Substance-Related Disorders--psychology.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (46 min., 14 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association [2018]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

"In this session, Dr. Carl Lejuez works with a young Black female client who presents with concerns related to drug use. Although the client denies that her marijuana use is currently a problem, she is aware that it could become a problem in the future. Dr. Lejuez is careful not to pressure the client to quit her drug use now, instead noting that they will work to help her better understand her reasons for smoking, and to help her understand why she would say "no" in the future if she ever chose to do so. He first asks her to identify the negative and positive consequences of her marijuana use and, in a demonstration of "functional analysis," he encourages the client to explore times when smoking marijuana helped her through a difficult situation (i.e., why marijuana is valuable to her). Dr. Lejuez then proceeds to guide the client through a conversation about various triggers in her life that influence her choice to smoke, including her friend's recent death, and her childhood experience of growing up without parents. The therapist and client then identify feelings the client has when she is triggered to smoke, including irritation, annoyance, and anger. Near the end of the session, Dr. Lejuez introduces the concept of "behavioral activation," explaining that he will work with the client to identify her values, as well as things that she can do that are consistent with those values that could serve as alternatives for smoking when she is triggered. The therapist concludes the session by asking the client to monitor herself throughout the coming week, paying special attention to what she is doing and how it makes her feel, and to also identify other parts of her life that really matter to her"

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