Recovery 101
This is THE most common addiction in the US
What is addiction to alcohol?
DBT is an acronym for this
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
"Psychological Flexibility" and taking action guided by your values is practicing this modality
What is ACT?
This 9am group helps us identify, understand and control our responses when mad or triggered
What is Anger Management?
This is a newer substance with a higher mortality rate than suicide in the U.S.
What is Fentanyl?
This is a powerful desire for a drug or behavior that usually passes
What is a craving or urge?
In DBT, this is defined as 2 contradictory concepts that can be real and true
What is a Dialectic?
This is what the acronym that ACT stands for
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?
This group is Veteran-led 3 days a week with a check-in question, announcements, and Praise-ups
What is Community Meeting?
This is a stress disorder that occurs in some people after a traumatic event
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
This addiction hooks you the fastest and often at the youngest age.
What is Nicotine?
Represented by a Venn Diagram, these are the 3 states of mind in DBT
What is emotional mind, reasonable mind, and Wise Mind?
This concept involves accepting a situation or event without resistance or trying to change it
What is Radical Acceptance?
This 10am group involves artistic expression, journaling, music, Show-and-Tell, and other activities
What is Pursuing Creativity?
Something people who attend 12-Step meetings believe to be "greater than themselves"
What is a "Higher Power?"
The brain stops producing this chemical that enables pleasure with continued substance use
What is Dopamine?
This is who founded/developed DBT
Who is Marsha Linehan?
This ACT tool involves observing your thoughts and feelings without judgment, being present and grounded in the moment
What is Mindfulness?
This is the nickname of a Motivation Group hosted by Dr Z at 1pm
What is Why Bother?
This can occur when an addict's OLD thoughts, behaviors, and actions take over
What is a relapse?
This is the most common emotional warning sign prior to relapse
What is isolation or withdrawal from support and recovery activities?
"Teflon Mind" is an example of THIS DBT mindfulness skill
What is to Observe?
This skill is responding to a situation in a balanced, thoughtful, and effective manner
What is Emotion Regulation
This is the name of the book and author currently being read in Why What We Do Can't Work group on Thursdays
What is the Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown?
This is an internal or external stimulus that causes one to experience cravings and urges to use a substance again
What is a Trigger?