Lesson 4: Addiction And Relationships - Slide 36
Improving Relationships Prevents Relapse
- Both improving relationships and preventing relapse require learning:
- General problem solving skills
- Conflict management skills
- Skills for coping with negative emotions
- Anger management skills
- Skills to manage criticism
- Skills to increase pleasant activities
- Skills to expand positive support network
Notes:
Pg. 130-131 “Relapse Prevention, Maintenance Strategies In The Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Second Edition” G. Alan Marlatt and Dennis M. Donovan, editors, The Guilford press, New York, 2005.