A social work client is unable to modulate emotion and reward-based motivations and the result is behavioral disinhibition, which is a general behavioral tendency characterized by failure to inhibit antisocial behaviors because of susceptibility to emotional impulses and rewards. Which common social work client problem often results from behavioral disinhibition?
A) Homicidal ideation
B) Substance use and abuse
C) Poverty
D) Divorce

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Behavioral disinhibition often leads to substance use and abuse because individuals may seek out substances as a way to self-medicate or manage their inability to regulate emotions and impulses. This can result in a cycle of abuse and dependency.

A Social Work Client Is Unable to Modulate Emotion and Reward-Based