Lesson 8: Managing Internal Causes Of Relapse - Slide 12
2. Outcome Expectations
- Studies demonstrate that positive
outcome expectations of drinking
or using are linked to increased
rates of relapse
- A positive outcome expectation:
- You believe that using or drinking will have the desirable results of reducing your anger, making you feel less nervous or making you more likeable or sexy
- If an individual in a highly stressful situation believes that a single drink will make them feel more relaxed, then that belief will encourage a lapse
Notes:
Pg. 10, “Relapse Prevention Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviours”, 2nd Edition, Edited by G. Alan Marlatt and Dennis M. Donovan, Guilford Press, New York, 2005
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