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What Initial Assessment of Laura will be?

   

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Addiction Case Study One2Addiction Case Study OneQuestion 1: What initial assessment of Laura will be?The initial assessment of Laura will be to help her reflect back on her life, determine her reason for seeking professional help and an analysis of her current state of drug use.Question 2: What drugs does Laura seem to be using regularly that may be contributing to her present mental health problems?Laura is using alcohol more to control herself which has also compromised her use of other prescribed drugs. The effect of alcohol in her system has affected the rate of other drug intake since Xanax has to be increased to calm down nerves. Question 3: What would you say Laura’s main drug of choice is? Based on Laura’s emotional situation and the medications she is taking, what if any dangers do you need to be aware of?Laura’s main drug of choice is alcohol which may affect the ability of other drugs to function well. Precaution needs to be taken when treating her so that any drug being administered to her isnot reactive with alcohol.Question 4: Based on the information Laura has given you what are some of the negative and physical health, psychological, and social interpersonal effects are? Lack of concentrationIncreased physical depression like changes in sleep patternHangoverLoss of coordination Increased anxiety

Addiction Case Study One3PsychosisQuestion 5: What possible concurrent disorders might Laura have and how would you work with Laura in organizing an integrated approach for a best practice model approach?Laura may experience concurrent disorders like anxiety, development of borderline personality and depression and dependence on sleeping pills. The cognitive behavioral therapy is the best approach that can be used to assist Laura. Through functional analysis, high risk situations are identified and assisting the patient avoid such situations (Herie, Skinner, & Mate, 2015). Laura can overcome the problem by developing resistance to the urge for drugs and finding alternative ways of handling situations. Question 6: What might be some consequences of Laura’s addiction? Please give examples Inability to function properly at work thus losing work.Health problems like liver damage due excessive drinking.Unintentional accidents due to impaired judgement. Question 7: If Laura decided to stop using alcohol by utilizing an abstinence approach how you would go about supporting her as a counsellor?Yes, I will support her as a counsellor but will induce cognitive behaviour therapy approaches to strengthen the abstinence. Question 8: If Laura decided to stop using alcohol by utilizing a harm reduction approach how would you go about supporting her as a counsellor?No, because the approach does not lead to abstinence but only reduces the harm that the drug could cause.

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