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Alcohol: Processes of Change<\/h1>\n

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<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There are FIVE possible responses to each of the items in the questionnaire:<\/p>\n

1 = NEVER
\n2 = SELDOM
\n3 = OCCASIONALLY
\n4 = FREQUENTLY
\n5 = REPEATEDLY<\/strong>
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1.<\/td>I keep things around my home or work that remind me not to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>I engage in some physical activity when I get the urge to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>I do something nice for myself for making efforts to change.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>I can talk with at least one special person about my drinking experiences.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>I get upset when I think about illnesses caused by drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>I tell myself that I can choose to change or not to change.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>I take some type of medication for my drinking problem.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>I change personal relationships which contribute to my drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>I see signs in some public places trying to help people not to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>I stop to think about how my drinking is hurting people around me.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>I consider that feeling good about myself includes changing my drinking behavior.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>I think about information from television and radio on how to quit drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>Someone in my life helps me to face my drinking problem.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>I remove things from my home or work that remind me of drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>I calm myself when I get the urge to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>I reward myself when I don\u2019t give in to my urge to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>I have someone to talk with who understands my problems with drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>Warnings about the health hazards of drinking have an emotional effect on me.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>I use will power to keep from drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>I take some type of drugs to help me not drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/td>I avoid people who encourage drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/td>I notice that people with alcohol problems are making known their desire not to be pressed to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>I am considering the idea that people around me would be better off without my problem drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>I get upset with myself when I think about my problem drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>I read newspaper stories that may help me quit drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.<\/td>Someone in my life lets me know about how my drinking is affecting me personally.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27.<\/td>I avoid situations that encourage me to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28.<\/td>I try to think about other things when I begin to think about drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29.<\/td>Others make life difficult for me when I drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30.<\/td>I have someone who listens when I want to talk about my drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31.<\/td>Stories about alcohol and its effects upset me.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32.<\/td>I make myself aware that I can choose to overcome my drinking if I want to.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33.<\/td>I use tranquilizers to help me keep from drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34.<\/td>I avoid people who are heavy drinkers.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35.<\/td>I find society changing in ways that make it easier for me to overcome my drinking problems.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36.<\/td>I have strong feelings about how much my drinking has hurt the people I care about.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37.<\/td>I become disappointed with myself when I depend on alcohol.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38.<\/td>I look for information related to problem drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39.<\/td>I have someone who tries to share their personal experiences of alcohol with me.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40.<\/td>I use reminders to help me not to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41.<\/td>I do something else instead of drinking when I nedd to deal with tension.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42.<\/td>I don\u2019t let myself have fun when I drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43.<\/td>I have someone whom I can count on to help me when I\u2019m having problems with drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44.<\/td>I read newspaper stories that can affect me emotionally about my drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45.<\/td>I tell myself that if I try hard enough I can keep from drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46.<\/td>I take antabuse to help me not drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47.<\/td>I leave places where people are drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48.<\/td>I seek out social situations where people respect the rights of others to not drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49.<\/td>I stop and think that my drinking is causing problems for other people.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50.<\/td>I feel more competent when I decide not to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51.<\/td>I seek out groups of people who can increase my awareness about probles of drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52.<\/td>I have someoine who helps me \u201csee through\u201d my excuses for drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53.<\/td>I stay away from places generally associated with my drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54.<\/td>I find that doing things is a good substitute for drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55.<\/td>I spend time with people who reward me for not drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56.<\/td>Someone in my life tries to make me feel good when I don\u2019t drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57.<\/td>I attend meetings that help me express how emotionally destructive drinking has been in my life.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58.<\/td>I make commitments to myself not to drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59.<\/td>I change my diet to help me overcome drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60.<\/td>I go places where drinking is not generally accepted.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61.<\/td>I see advertisements on television about how society is trying to help people not drink.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62.<\/td>I stop and think that drinking and driving causes many problems for other people.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63.<\/td>I thikn about the type of person I will be if I am in control of my drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64.<\/td>I think about information that people have personally given me on the benfits of quitting drinking.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65.<\/td>My physical reactions to alcohol help me to realize that alcohol is a problem for me.<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n

Scoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Process of Change<\/strong><\/td>Items<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stimulus Control<\/td>1, 4, 27, 40, 53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contingency Management<\/td>3, 16, 29, 42, 55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Counterconditioning<\/td>2, 15, 28, 41, 54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helping Relationships<\/td>4, 17, 30, 43, 56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Liberation<\/td>9, 22, 35, 48, 61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environmental Reevaluation<\/td>10, 23, 36, 48, 62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consciousness Raising<\/td>12, 25, 38, 51, 64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dramatic Relief<\/td>5, 18, 31, 44, 57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Self Liberation<\/td>6, 19, 32, 45, 58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physical Interventions<\/td>7, 20, 33, 46, 59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interpersonal Systems\/Control Stimulus<\/td>8, 21, 34, 47, 60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feedback<\/td>13, 26, 39, 52, 65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Self Reevaluation<\/td>11, 24, 37, 50, 63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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