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Section 15
Mechanisms of Behavioral Change

Question 15 | Test | Table of Contents

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- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019). Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. HHS Publication No. PEP19-02-01-003. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 100-108.

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The locus coeruleus mediates behavioral flexibility

- McBurney-Lin, J., Vargova, G., Garad, M., Zagha, E., & Yang, H. (2022). The locus coeruleus mediates behavioral flexibility. Cell reports, 41(4), 111534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111534

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
DeVargas, E. C., & Stormshak, E. A. (2020). Motivational interviewing skills as predictors of change in emerging adult risk behavior. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 51(1), 16–24.

Hallgren, K. A., Holzhauer, C. G., Epstein, E. E., McCrady, B. S., & Cook, S. (2021). Optimizing the length and reliability of measures of mechanisms of change to support measurement-based care in alcohol use disorder treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(4), 277–287.

Hankonen, N. (2021). Participants’ enactment of behavior change techniques: A call for increased focus on what people do to manage their motivation and behavior. Health Psychology Review, 15(2), 185–194.

Hudson, N. W., Briley, D. A., Chopik, W. J., & Derringer, J. (2019). You have to follow through: Attaining behavioral change goals predicts volitional personality change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117(4), 839–857.

QUESTION 15
Identifying barriers to action is an important part of the change plan. Clients can predict some barriers better than the therapist can. What strategies can be used by the therapist to allow the client/patiet to identify and discuss possible problems? To select and enter your answer go to Test.


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