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What's In A Label? The Effects Of Substance Types And Labels On Treatment Considerations And Stigma, John A. Cunningham, Linda C. Sobell, Virginia M. Chow Nov 1993

What's In A Label? The Effects Of Substance Types And Labels On Treatment Considerations And Stigma, John A. Cunningham, Linda C. Sobell, Virginia M. Chow

Faculty Articles

Visitors (N = 579) to a science center read selected scenarios and evaluated the most likely outcome for a hypothetical substance abuser. Respondents were randomly assigned to one of six scenario conditions: a person with one of three different substance abuse problems (alcohol, tobacco, or cocaine) was crossed with two labels reflecting high or low substance dependence. Results indicated that: (1) cigarettes were viewed as a less serious substance abuse problem than were alcohol or cocaine (a person who smoked cigarettes was rated as more likely to recover from his problem, self-change was regarded as more appropriate and less stigma …


Severely Dependent Alcohol Abusers May Be Vulnerable To Alcohol Cues In Television Programs, Linda C. Sobell, Mark B. Sobell, Anthony Toneatto, Gloria I. Leo Jan 1993

Severely Dependent Alcohol Abusers May Be Vulnerable To Alcohol Cues In Television Programs, Linda C. Sobell, Mark B. Sobell, Anthony Toneatto, Gloria I. Leo

Faculty Articles

The self-reported ability of 96 alcohol abusers to resist the urge to drink heavily was assessed after they viewed a videotape of a popular prime time television program complete with advertisements. Different versions of the videotape were used to evaluate the effects of a television program with and without alcohol scenes as crossed with the effects of three different types of commercials (i.e., beer, nonalcoholic beverages, food). Before and after viewing the videotape, subjects, who were led to believe that they were participating in two separate and unrelated sets of experimental procedures, completed several drinking questionnaires. Responses to one of …


Medical Family Therapy M.S. & Ph.D. Programs, Nova Southeastern University Jan 1993

Medical Family Therapy M.S. & Ph.D. Programs, Nova Southeastern University

CPS Postgraduate Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Center For Psychological Studies Geriatric Institute Day Treatment 1993, Nova University Jan 1993

Center For Psychological Studies Geriatric Institute Day Treatment 1993, Nova University

CPS Postgraduate Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Master's Degree Program Family Therapy, Nova Southeastern University Jan 1993

Master's Degree Program Family Therapy, Nova Southeastern University

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No abstract provided.


School Of Social And Systemic Studies 1993-1994 Catalog, Nova University Jan 1993

School Of Social And Systemic Studies 1993-1994 Catalog, Nova University

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No abstract provided.


Center For Psychological Studies 1993-1994 Catalog, Nova University Jan 1993

Center For Psychological Studies 1993-1994 Catalog, Nova University

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No abstract provided.