PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Stress Management, Decision Matrix, Guided Imagery

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3403
• Professor: John Weekes

Document Summary

Skill oriented (help client learn about themselves and learn new behaviours to change the old ones) Relapse is iterative (goes in a chronic circle) After just 3 weeks only 40% of people in alcohol relapse programs remain. High risk situations and abstinence violation effect: ave, negative reaction in response to resumption in problem behaviour, cognitive, affective, self-fulfilling, high risk situations: contextual, cognitive, affective. Help client recognize and cope with high risk situations. Major components: skills training, cognitive therapy, lifestyle modification. Lifestyle imbalance > immediate gratification >craving urges >high risk situation. Lifestyle imbalance >immediate gratification > rationalization denial > high risk situation. If yes, continue; if not, revise and repeat process) Help them think about the situation today vs the situation after the change and the pros and cons that go along with both. Talk about the advantage and disadvantages to change vs. the advantages and disadvantages to no change.