Lesson 6: Managing Cravings And Urges - Slide  31

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A Cycle Of Improvement

  • Revaluing makes it easier Relabel, Reattribute, and Refocus and leads to further changes in the brain
  • During the Refocus step, it is likely that the actual chemistry of the brain is changed, which causes the urge to diminish, making it easier to Revalue
  • Revaluing makes it easier to Relabel and Reattribute which leads to more Refocusing
Notes:

Pg. 100-101, Schwartz, Jeffrey, M., 1996, “Brain Lock, Free Yourself From Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior, A Four-Step Self-Treatment Method To Change Your Brain Chemistry,” Regan Books/Harper Collins Publishers, New York.

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