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Absentminded lapses during smoking cessation.

D Catley1, K A O'Connell, S Shiffman

  • 1Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. dcatley@kumc.edu

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
|May 24, 2000
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Drug cravings may not always trigger smoking relapse. This study found rare "absentminded lapses" occurred with fewer urges, supporting a cognitive model of automatized actions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Addiction Research

Background:

  • The dominant view attributes drug use and relapse to drug cravings.
  • S. T. Tiffany's (1990) cognitive model proposes automatized action plans, triggered by cues, as a driver of drug use.
  • This challenges the traditional craving-centric perspective on addiction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the occurrence of "absentminded lapses" in smokers attempting to quit.
  • To assess whether these lapses align with Tiffany's (1990) cognitive model of automatized actions.
  • To analyze lapse episodes for evidence of automaticity with minimal or no preceding urges.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data from 41 smokers during the initial 14 days of quitting.

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  • Conducted a qualitative analysis of 270 EMA reports to identify absentminded lapses.
  • Quantitatively compared urge levels during absentminded versus non-absentminded lapses.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified 15 (6%) absentminded lapses among the analyzed reports.
    • Found significantly lower urge levels during absentminded lapses compared to other lapses.
    • Observed that urges during absentminded lapses were not entirely absent, though considerably reduced.

    Conclusions:

    • Absentminded lapses, consistent with Tiffany's (1990) model, do occur in smoking cessation attempts.
    • These automatic lapses appear to be relatively infrequent.
    • The findings suggest a nuanced understanding of relapse triggers beyond just craving is necessary.