Assignment:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Overview
Cognitive behavioral therapy is currently being used to help counter addictive behaviors in the recovery process. In this therapy, unhealthy thoughts and behaviors are replaced with healthy ones.
Most opioid addicts believe they need the drug to be okay; many say they cannot function without it. Thoughts such as these are untrue, harmful-and potentially deadly.
Discussion Post
Conduct an Internet research for a personal success story of someone who used cognitive behavior therapy (derived from Bandura's theory) to address opioid addiction.
- In your discussion, identify the trigger that made him or her choose to get clean.
- Briefly describe the therapy process that was used to replace unhealthy thoughts and actions with healthy ones.
- Discuss how cognitive behavior therapy relates to Bandura's social cognitive theory.
- Use APA style and formatting to cite your research.
Response Guidelines
Please choose posts that have had few responses thus far. Respond with all of the following:
- Engage your peer. Tell him or her specifically why you chose to respond to the post.
- Seek clarification. Talk about what is unclear. Ask questions. Offer suggestions.
- Include personal examples or work experiences that add perspective to your reply.
- Be a practitioner/scholar. In addition to your personal or work experience, include one academic reference in your reply. Use APA style and formatting appropriate to the type of reference you provide.
Refer to the Faculty Expectations for Response Guidelines.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
- Locate peer-reviewed articles about evidence-based interventions.
- Identify reasons why someone might not want to change their behavior.
- Read articles about the impact of health issues on individuals, groups, and populations.
- Identify behavior change models related to groups and populations.
Resources
- Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
- Theories and Models in Public Health.
- Public Health Undergraduate Library Research Guide.
- APA Module.
- Capella University Library.
Public Health Theories and Models | Transcript.