motivational enhancement therapy

a transtheoretical treatment, based on the stages of change, that matches clients to interventions on the basis of individual differences in readiness to change. This treatment was initially applied to substance abuse but has now generalized to other problem behaviors. See also motivational interviewing.

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May 9th 2024

dual memory theory

see dual-store model of memory.