Question

A behaviorally oriented clinician tells her alcohol-dependent client: "Here is a checklist I want you to fill out each day. Whenever you feel you need a drink, you should indicate what you were thinking, where you were, who you were with, and whether you went ahead and drank." What procedure is the clinician using?

Answer 1

Answer: self-monitoring

Explanation:

What is the self monitoring procedure ?

This is the procedure in which an individual is given an opportunity to control their behaviour in order to ensure that it aligns well with social accepted behaviours.

If a person has a behaviour that has gotten out of hands self-monitoring procedure gives them the ability to ensure that they reduce the effect of this behaviour to atleast minimum or to a level that is acceptable.

Psychologist categorises two types of people when it comes to this procedure there are high self-monitors and low- self monitors.

High self monitors will change their behaviour to please others.

Low-self monitors hold on to their self standards and they remain true to themselves .

So the person who may have a drinking problem will benefit in monitoring a drinking behaviour by monitoring their drinking habits.

Counting the drinks will give them an idea of how much they have drank and that will allow him to monitor his behaviour.