Person First Language
Addict/drug abuser/drug user/druggie
What is a person with a substance use disorder?
Projecting past emotional feelings and/or attitudes onto the counselor.
What is transference?
Hyperactivity; euphoria; irritability; anxiety; excessive talking followed by depression or excessive sleeping at odd times; go long periods of time without eating or sleeping; dilated pupils; weight loss; dry mouth and nose.
What are stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine, crack)?
U.S. State that is bordered by Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
What is Colorado?
Making broad interpretations from a single or few events. "I felt awkward during my job interview. I am ALWAYS so awkward."
What is Overgeneralization?
Clean/Dirty
What is positive and negative?
A mutual help organization or peer support group for people who have been affected by a loved one’s alcohol use disorder. Groups are based on 12-step principles and have attendees share stories and build supportive networks to help cope with the difficulties of having a loved one with an alcohol use disorder.
What is Al Anon?
Watery eyes; impaired vision, memory and thought; secretions from the nose or rashes around the nose and mouth; headaches and nausea; appearance of intoxication; drowsiness; poor muscle control; anxiety; irritability
What are inhalants (Glues, aerosols, and vapors)?
The Great Lake that is located entirely within the U.S. border
What is Lake Michigan?
The belief that acts will influence unrelated situations. "I am a good person-bad things shouldn't happen to me."
What is Magical Thinking?
Abusing/Misusing/Abuse
What is substance use/non-medical use/illicit use?
The specific efforts, both behavioral & psychological, utilized to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize the effects of stressful events.
What is Coping skills/techniques/strategies?
Clumsiness; difficulty walking; slurred speech; sleepiness; poor judgment; dilated pupils.
What is alcohol?
Longest river in the United States
What is the Missouri River?
At 2,565 miles, the Missouri River is the longest river in the United States and drains approximately one sixth of the North American continent.
Thinking in absolutes such as 'always', 'never', or 'every'. "I NEVER do a good enough job on anything."
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking?
drug/drugs
What is prescribed medication/substance/illicit substance?
An urgent, seemingly overpowering desire to use a substance, which often is associated with tension, anxiety, or other dysphoric, depressive, or negative affective states.
What is a craving?
Glassy, red eyes; loud talking and inappropriate laughter followed by sleepiness; a sweet burnt scent; loss of interest, motivation; weight gain or loss.
What is marijuana (THC)?
The capital of this State is Pierre.
What is South Dakota?
Recognizing only the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive. One might receive many compliments on an evaluation, but focus on the single piece of negative feedback.
What is Disqualifying the Positive?
Dope sick
What is withdrawal?
A painful, negative emotion, which can be caused or exacerbated by conduct that violates personal values. Can also stem from deeply held beliefs that one is somehow flawed and unworthy of love, support, and connection, leading to increased odds of isolation.
What is shame?
Needle marks; sleeping at unusual times; sweating; vomiting; coughing and sniffling; twitching; loss of appetite; contracted pupils; no response of pupils to light.
What is heroin?
Tallest mountain in the United States.
What is Mount McKinley?
At 6,194 meters (20,320 ft) Mount McKinley, in Alaska, is the tallest mountain in the United States.
The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are. "I feel like a bad friend, therefore I must be a bad friend."
What is Emotional Reasoning?