Which concept involves counseling strategies designed to increase a person's readiness to change their drug use behavior?

• A. Motivational enhancement therapy
• B. Natural recovery
• C. Neurotransmitter
• D. Matrix model

Answer: (A)

The main idea tested is strategies that boost a person’s readiness to change drug-use behavior. Motivational enhancement therapy is designed to do exactly that. It uses motivational interviewing techniques to help a person explore why they might want to change, resolve ambivalence, and strengthen commitment. By eliciting change talk and providing personalized feedback, MET helps shift someone from thinking about change to planning and taking steps toward it, increasing intrinsic motivation and reducing resistance. In contrast, natural recovery refers to change that happens without formal treatment, neurotransmitters cover biology rather than counseling, and the Matrix Model is a broader, structured treatment program rather than a focused approach specifically aimed at increasing readiness to change.