Which of the following is a disadvantage of aversive therapies used to treat substance abuse?
a) They are not based on sound psychological principles.
b) There is not a lot of data on their effectiveness, because the techniques have only been recently developed.
c) The client knows that the nausea is produced by something other than the addictive substance.
d) The client doesn't experience an aversive outcome in all cases.
ANS: C, People aren't stupid. When someone takes Antabuse, drinks alcohol, and then feels nauseous, that person can attribute the nausea to the effects of the drug, rather than the effects of the substance being abused.
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