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RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Discuss three different ways that the success of therapy can be assessed. What factors complicate the determination of
whether or not treatment is successful?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Alcohol withdrawal delirium

A) typically lasts from 3 to 6 days.
B) occurs when alcohol and other drugs are used simultaneously.
C) most commonly occurs in alcoholics who suffer from a mood or personality disorder.
D) is characterized by dissociative and amnesic symptoms.

wuly · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

In order to determine whether or not treatment has been effective, some change needs to have occurred. Thus,
some measure to effectiveness is needed, as well as a source of the necessary information. It should be noted,
however, that sometimes people get well just with the passage of time. This must be considered when
considering the effectiveness of treatment did the treatment work, or would the person have improved without
any care? Establishing whether or not improvements have occurred can be assessed with information obtained
from the therapist, the client, family or friends of the client, test scores, and/or the measurement of over behavior.
Clearly, a number of these information sources are likely to be biased, either for treatment success or against it.
Ideally, an independent source would assess treatment success and the measures employed would be objective.
Obviously, this may or may not be possible.

Answer to Question 2

A