Diagnosis and Education
This neurotransmitter is responsible for the feeling of pleasure and is released when substances are used.
What is Dopamine?
Setting and respecting these is key to healthy communication.
What are boundaries?
True or False — Addiction is a moral failing, not a disease.
False — addiction is a chronic, treatable brain disease.
The best way to develop coping skills is to _____
PRACTICE THEM
Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and ____ well-being.
What is social well-being?
This is a sign that someone may be experiencing a panic attack.
What is racing heart, shortness of breath, sweating, shaking, or fear of dying?
This term describes relationships where one person enables another’s harmful behaviors.
What is codependency?
Stigma often comes from a lack of this.
What is understanding or education?
True or False: Distraction is never a healthy coping skill.
False.
True or False: Stress can have physical effects on the body.
True.
True or False — Anxiety and depression are the most common co-occurring disorders with substance use.
True
This is one benefit of having healthy relationships during recovery.
What is support, accountability, or connection?
Peer support groups like AA or NA help reduce feelings of this.
What is isolation or loneliness?
This mindfulness skill involves observing your surroundings with your five senses.
What is grounding (or the 5-4-3-2-1 technique)?
This is one way to support a friend struggling with their mental health.
What is listening, checking in, offering resources, etc.?
This disorder involves persistent intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors performed to reduce anxiety.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
True or False: Changing one member’s behavior can affect the whole family system.
True.
This law protects people with mental health or substance use disorders from discrimination in the workplace.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This type of coping skill focuses on changing the way you think about a stressful situation.
What is cognitive coping or reframing?
This term describes being aware of your thoughts and feelings without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
What is the purpose of a mental health or substance use diagnosis? Is it something that defines who you are?
A diagnosis is a tool for understanding symptoms and guiding treatment, not an essential or permanent part of who you are. It helps providers create a plan but doesn’t define your identity.
This therapeutic approach often focuses on improving relationship skills and interpersonal effectiveness.
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy or family therapy?
This term describes when someone believes negative stereotypes about their own mental health condition.
What is internalized stigma?
The acronym HALT reminds you to check for these four states.
What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
This hormone is often released in response to stress and can affect mood and sleep.
What is cortisol?