Short Answer

A clinician is developing a treatment plan for a client who presents with both anxiety and alcohol use disorder. Applying the empirically supported treatments listed in the text, which two specific psychotherapies should the clinician select for these conditions?

Question: A clinician is developing a treatment plan for a client who presents with both anxiety and alcohol use disorder. Applying the empirically supported treatments listed in the text, which two specific psychotherapies should the clinician select for these conditions?

Sample answer: The clinician should select Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat the client's anxiety, and Behavioral couples therapy to treat the client's alcohol use disorder.

Key points:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is selected for anxiety.
  • Behavioral couples therapy is selected for alcohol use disorders.

Rubric: Grading Rubric: - 1 point: Correctly identifies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for anxiety. - 1 point: Correctly identifies Behavioral couples therapy for alcohol use disorders.

0

1

Updated 2026-05-27

Contributors are:

Who are from:

Tags

KPU

Research Methods in Psychology - 4th American Edition @ KPU

Related