Clinical curriculum for treatment of compulsive/addictive disorders based on a freedom to change approach
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1. A method for the psychological treatment of a compulsive/addictive psychological problem, comprising the following steps:
- providing choice awareness training to develop awareness of the freedom to change;
providing motivational training to develop a reason to change; and
providing use prevention training to develop a method to change;
wherein choice awareness training is provided to develop a belief in an ability to initiate and maintain choice awareness prior to the motivational training.
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Abstract
A method for treating compulsive/addictive disorders and particularly drug and alcohol abuse comprises a reason to change, a method to change, and a freedom to change component. The method particularly teaches the client that he or she is free to change by addressing belief structures that may restrict a belief in an ability to change, by training the client that many types of behavior are unthinking and automatic, and by training the client to reinforce the belief that they are free to change through a daily freedom to change routine.
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1. A method for the psychological treatment of a compulsive/addictive psychological problem, comprising the following steps:
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providing choice awareness training to develop awareness of the freedom to change;
providing motivational training to develop a reason to change; and
providing use prevention training to develop a method to change;
wherein choice awareness training is provided to develop a belief in an ability to initiate and maintain choice awareness prior to the motivational training. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for training a patient to understand that the patient is free to change, the method comprising the following steps:
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training the patient to develop a strategic awareness of freedom to change;
training the patient to develop a tactical awareness of freedom to change; and
training the patient to develop a daily choice awareness plan. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for training a patient to understand that the patient is free to change, the method comprising the following steps:
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a) training the patient to question their believe structure and to analyze how their belief structure affects their freedom to change;
b) training the patient to develop a moment-by-moment awareness of a freedom to change; and
c) training the patient to develop a choice awareness plan;
wherein the choice awareness plan is based on a high frequency activity which the patient consistently changes to reinforce a belief in the freedom to change. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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