Alcohol: Processes of Change

This questionnaire is designed to give us a better understanding of what strategies you are using in your treatment. Each statement describes a situation or thought that a person might try to help them not use cocaine. Please indicate how often you might make use of a particular situation or thought to help you at the present time.

There are FIVE possible responses to each of the items in the questionnaire:

1 = NEVER
2 = SELDOM
3 = OCCASIONALLY
4 = FREQUENTLY
5 = REPEATEDLY

1.I keep things around my home or work that remind me not to drink. 
2.I engage in some physical activity when I get the urge to drink. 
3.I do something nice for myself for making efforts to change. 
4.I can talk with at least one special person about my drinking experiences. 
5.I get upset when I think about illnesses caused by drinking. 
6.I tell myself that I can choose to change or not to change. 
7.I take some type of medication for my drinking problem. 
8.I change personal relationships which contribute to my drinking. 
9.I see signs in some public places trying to help people not to drink. 
10.I stop to think about how my drinking is hurting people around me. 
11.I consider that feeling good about myself includes changing my drinking behavior. 
12.I think about information from television and radio on how to quit drinking. 
13.Someone in my life helps me to face my drinking problem. 
14.I remove things from my home or work that remind me of drinking. 
15.I calm myself when I get the urge to drink. 
16.I reward myself when I don’t give in to my urge to drink. 
17.I have someone to talk with who understands my problems with drinking. 
18.Warnings about the health hazards of drinking have an emotional effect on me. 
19.I use will power to keep from drinking. 
20.I take some type of drugs to help me not drink. 
21.I avoid people who encourage drinking. 
22.I notice that people with alcohol problems are making known their desire not to be pressed to drink. 
23.I am considering the idea that people around me would be better off without my problem drinking. 
24.I get upset with myself when I think about my problem drinking. 
25.I read newspaper stories that may help me quit drinking. 
26.Someone in my life lets me know about how my drinking is affecting me personally. 
27.I avoid situations that encourage me to drink. 
28.I try to think about other things when I begin to think about drinking. 
29.Others make life difficult for me when I drink. 
30.I have someone who listens when I want to talk about my drinking. 
31.Stories about alcohol and its effects upset me. 
32.I make myself aware that I can choose to overcome my drinking if I want to. 
33.I use tranquilizers to help me keep from drinking. 
34.I avoid people who are heavy drinkers. 
35.I find society changing in ways that make it easier for me to overcome my drinking problems. 
36.I have strong feelings about how much my drinking has hurt the people I care about. 
37.I become disappointed with myself when I depend on alcohol. 
38.I look for information related to problem drinking. 
39.I have someone who tries to share their personal experiences of alcohol with me. 
40.I use reminders to help me not to drink. 
41.I do something else instead of drinking when I nedd to deal with tension. 
42.I don’t let myself have fun when I drink. 
43.I have someone whom I can count on to help me when I’m having problems with drinking. 
44.I read newspaper stories that can affect me emotionally about my drinking. 
45.I tell myself that if I try hard enough I can keep from drinking. 
46.I take antabuse to help me not drink. 
47.I leave places where people are drinking. 
48.I seek out social situations where people respect the rights of others to not drink. 
49.I stop and think that my drinking is causing problems for other people. 
50.I feel more competent when I decide not to drink. 
51.I seek out groups of people who can increase my awareness about probles of drinking. 
52.I have someoine who helps me “see through” my excuses for drinking. 
53.I stay away from places generally associated with my drinking. 
54.I find that doing things is a good substitute for drinking. 
55.I spend time with people who reward me for not drinking. 
56.Someone in my life tries to make me feel good when I don’t drink. 
57.I attend meetings that help me express how emotionally destructive drinking has been in my life. 
58.I make commitments to myself not to drink. 
59.I change my diet to help me overcome drinking. 
60.I go places where drinking is not generally accepted. 
61.I see advertisements on television about how society is trying to help people not drink. 
62.I stop and think that drinking and driving causes many problems for other people. 
63.I thikn about the type of person I will be if I am in control of my drinking. 
64.I think about information that people have personally given me on the benfits of quitting drinking. 
65.My physical reactions to alcohol help me to realize that alcohol is a problem for me. 

Scoring

Process of ChangeItems
Stimulus Control1, 4, 27, 40, 53
Contingency Management3, 16, 29, 42, 55
Counterconditioning2, 15, 28, 41, 54
Helping Relationships4, 17, 30, 43, 56
Social Liberation9, 22, 35, 48, 61
Environmental Reevaluation10, 23, 36, 48, 62
Consciousness Raising12, 25, 38, 51, 64
Dramatic Relief5, 18, 31, 44, 57
Self Liberation6, 19, 32, 45, 58
Physical Interventions7, 20, 33, 46, 59
Interpersonal Systems/Control Stimulus8, 21, 34, 47, 60
Feedback13, 26, 39, 52, 65
Self Reevaluation11, 24, 37, 50, 63