Understanding Seemingly Irrelevant Decisions in Relapse Prevention

What are "seemingly irrelevant decisions" within the context of relapse prevention?

"Seemingly irrelevant decisions" also known as “set-up” are decisions an individual makes that may seem irrelevant at the time, but very often can lead to a relapse. Because these decisions seem irrelevant and because their true purpose was partly unconscious, the addict is able to argue that events had caught them off guard. Once this pattern is recognized it becomes much harder for the addict to continue engaging in them without making conscious decisions.

2. What is difference between a lapse and a relapse?

A relapse is defined as a return to drug use after a period of abstention where a lapse is a technical or modest breach of agreed treatment goal,
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