Lesson 8: Managing Internal Causes Of Relapse - Slide  15

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3. Motivation

  • Motivation is a state of readiness or eagerness to change
  • It may change from high to low at different times and in different situations
  • It can be influenced to either increase or decrease
  • Motivation to change is the stimulus for taking actions that support abstinence and achieving your life goals
Notes:

Pg. 14, “Motivational Interviewing Preparing People to Change Addictive Behaviour,” William Miller and Stephan Rollnick, The Guildford Press, New York, 1991

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