Motivational Interviewing with Emphasized Goal Setting in Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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Motivational Interviewing with Emphasized Goal Setting in Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder

Name: Lindsey McConnell
Major: Psychology
Hometown: New Brighton, MN
Faculty Sponsor: Dennis Munk
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Type of research: Senior thesis

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder is classified as an inability to control the amount of alcohol consumed despite health or other concerns. The current study sought to examine the consumption of a 32-year-old male diagnosed with alcohol use disorder among other diagnoses who has an unstable financial circumstance which makes him unable to acquire other mental health resources. More specifically, this study looked at the effects of Motivational Interviewing with an emphasis on goal setting on the participant's alcohol use disorder. The participant was observed by the center’s director to exhibit patterns of drinking large amounts on most days. It was hypothesized that the introduction of the motivational interviewing with an emphasis on goal setting would focus the participant on actions that were contingent to his personal growth and would decrease the consumption of alcohol in return. The results do show a decrease in alcohol consumption over the course of the intervention phase. These findings suggest that Motivational Interviewing with an emphasis on goal setting is an effective means to reducing alcohol consumption in adults with alcohol use disorder.