Cognitive-behavioral theories are often combined. For my friend her treatment and the process of developing coping strategies to refrain from using during her urges to uses substances would be considered cognitive-behavioral theory. My friend in regards to this theory will be able to recognize her urges and what makes her tick or want to use substance. Refraining herself from using is the biggest part of this theory because my friend can identify the times in which she wants to use but struggles to be able to stop or say no to her urges. Personally, I believe that the cognitive-behavioral theory process would difficult. You as a person know your weaknesses and yet you must physically be able to stop from doing the things that you’ve always known or always used to cope and come up with new coping mechanisms. For my friend, all she has ever know is illegal drugs and it was her way out from many different aspects for her life. In this stage, she must relearn how to use new coping mechanisms when her life gets
Cognitive-behavioral theories are often combined. For my friend her treatment and the process of developing coping strategies to refrain from using during her urges to uses substances would be considered cognitive-behavioral theory. My friend in regards to this theory will be able to recognize her urges and what makes her tick or want to use substance. Refraining herself from using is the biggest part of this theory because my friend can identify the times in which she wants to use but struggles to be able to stop or say no to her urges. Personally, I believe that the cognitive-behavioral theory process would difficult. You as a person know your weaknesses and yet you must physically be able to stop from doing the things that you’ve always known or always used to cope and come up with new coping mechanisms. For my friend, all she has ever know is illegal drugs and it was her way out from many different aspects for her life. In this stage, she must relearn how to use new coping mechanisms when her life gets