Mental Health Diagnoses
Symptoms of this diagnosis include low mood, loss of interest in activities, changes in sleep and appetite (eating/sleeping too much or to little), difficulty concentrating, irritability, and impacts to interpersonal relationships (isolation)
True or False: coping skills are inherently known and are automatic responses when we are faced with emotional dysregulation or triggers
False! Coping skills need to be learned and practiced, they are not automatic and you will find that some skills work better for different feelings/situations than others.
True or False: Therapy is only for when something is wrong
False
A person, place, emotion, or situation that is connected to/contributes to emotional dysregulation or substance use
Trigger
How many Stages of Change are there?
6 : Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance, and Termination
(Will accept 5 because sometimes the last 2 are lumped together).
Symptoms of this diagnosis include feelings of worry or uneasiness, difficulty concentrating, trouble sleeping, rapid thoughts or cyclical thinking, and physical symptoms such as "butterflies in your stomach", elevated heartrate, sweating, or fidgeting.
Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
Examples of this include mediation, grounding, body scans, engaging all 5 senses, activities that can bring you back to/keep you in the moment
Mindfulness
DBT is an acronym that stands for
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
a person or group of people who can help provide emotional support as you continue on your recovery journey
Support System/Sponsor/Sober Network
Acting without thinking about or considering the consequences of one's actions.
Impulsivity
This is a neurological disorder (affects how your brain is wired) and can present with symptoms such as: difficulty concentrating, impulsivity, losing things easily, starting too many projects but getting bored and not finishing them, and difficulty sitting still.
ADHD- Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
True or False: Coping skills are only for when you are feeling out of control and things have completely gone south
False! Coping skills are for whenever you need them and work best during times of early detection. Recognizing when we are heading towards a bad place and using skills early can help us from completely spiraling.
What are the automatic reactions someone may have in response to an actual or perceived threat (survival instinct)
Fight Flight Freeze (Fawn, Fine, Faint)
Which of the 12 Steps states "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."
Step 8
Medications: What does SSRI stand for?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Provide 3 examples of maladaptive coping skills
examples could include substance use, avoidance or escape behaviors, emotional eating, self harm, isolation, excessive procrastination, impulsive behaviors, fighting/lashing out at others, etc.
There is a concept in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that states these 3 things work together to impact our functioning. What are the 3 things?
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
This is a personalized, step by step plan that outlines specific triggers and warning signs as well as activities/skills to use when these triggers are encountered/warning signs are noticed
Relapse Prevention Plan
What are the 4 different types of communication?
Aggressive, Passive, Passive-Aggressive, and Assertive
This is a personality disorder characterized by symptoms including a fear of abandonment, unstable sense of self, impulsivity, intense mood swings that occur almost as if out of nowhere, impulsivity, and increased chance of self harming behaviors or suicidality
Borderline Personality Disorder
This is a skill that involves imagining a wave where the feeling comes up, reaches it's peak, and then resolves itself in time. Can be used in congruence with other skills to assist in managing uncomfortable feelings and helps to address impulsivity
Urge Surfing
This is a technique often used in trauma therapy that involves using eye movements or another form of bilateral stimulation to desensitize and reprocess distressing/traumatic memories.
EMDR- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
The rewiring in our brains that occurs when we engage in habits or behaviors over and over again
Neuroplasticity
What is are the technical terms for the "smart" part and "emotional" parts of your brain?
Frontal lobe/Prefrontal Cortex (smart)
Limbic System/Amygdala (emotional)