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In psychiatry, relapse or reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior, is the recurrence of pathological drug use, self harm or other symptoms after a period of recovery. Relapse is often observed in individuals who have developed a drug addiction or a form of drug dependence, as well as those who have a mental disorder.
Relapse prevention (RP) is a cognitive-behavioral approach to relapse with the goal of identifying and preventing high-risk situations such as unhealthy substance use, obsessive-compulsive behavior, sexual offending, obesity, and depression. [1] It is an important component in the treatment process for alcohol use disorder, or alcohol dependence.
Recidivism (/ r ɪ ˈ s ɪ d ɪ v ɪ z əm /; from Latin: recidivus 'recurring', derived from re-'again' and cadere 'to fall') is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish it.
The lapse: Sometimes I completely blank on a word when I’m trying to tell a story. Call it a “brain glitch” — and know that it happens to everyone. The word is still in your head, but ...
Attributions of causality refer to an individual's pattern of beliefs that relapse to drug use is a result of internal, or rather external, transient causes (e.g., allowing oneself to make exceptions when faced with what are judged to be unusual circumstances). Finally, decision-making processes are implicated in the relapse process as well.
A rectal prolapse occurs when walls of the rectum have prolapsed to such a degree that they protrude out of the anus and are visible outside the body. [2] However, most researchers agree that there are 3 to 5 different types of rectal prolapse, depending on whether the prolapsed section is visible externally, and whether the full or only partial thickness of the rectal wall is involved.
A lapse in homeowners insurance can create both immediate and long-term financial damage. The immediate result of a policy lapse is a loss in coverage, which can quickly snowball into other issues.
Lapse or lapsed may refer to: Lapse, a social media platform; Lapse and anti-lapse, in the law of wills; Lapse rate, the rate that atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude; Doctrine of lapse, an annexationist policy in British India; The Lapse, a defunct American indie rock band; Relapse, a medical term used in addiction treatment