Definitions
Gabor Mate's define addiction
What is any repeated behaviour that a person finds relief in, therefore, craves in the short-term, but suffers negative consequences in the long-term and doesn't give up despite the negative consequences?
A tool to help make your thoughts more positive.
What is reframing?
The "S" in SMART goal setting.
What is "specific"?
"Ignorance is bliss".
What is the precontemplation stage of change?
The four parts of oneself.
What is the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical?
Vulnerability
What is the most accurate measurement of courage and involves emotional risk, uncertainty and exposure?
Cognitive Traps
What are faulty ways that we think?
The "M" in SMART goal setting.
What is "measurable"?
Jane is looking at some healthy, low calorie recipes to try but hasn't made any of them yet.
What is the "preparation" stage of change?
A tool that describes the importance of living a balanced life.
What is the Medicine Wheel?
Trauma
What happens inside you to something that happened TO you; how we experience things?
The process of focusing on the things you are thankful for.
What is gratitude?
The "A" in SMART goal setting.
What is "attainable"?
Going back to your old behaviours.
What is relapse?
One self-care practice you would like to try.
Wild Card
Harm Reduction
What is designed to lessen the negative consequences/effects associated with various human behaviours?
I'm feeling like a "4" today. I decide to do something that will make me feel like a "5".
What is scaling?
The "R" in SMART goal setting.
What is "relevant"?
Jane has been going to two AA meetings every week for the last 8 months and has also found new interests and friends. She is feeling comfortable with her new life and circle of friends.
What is the maintenance stage of change?
Fitting in
What is betraying yourself for other people?
Medical definition of addiction
What is a primary brain disorder that arises in the brain largely due to genetic reasons?
When I use self-defeating statements.
What is turning the statement into a question?
The "T" in SMART goal setting.
What is "timely"?
John has just begun attending a support group for his drug addiction and has also removed all substances from his apartment.
What is the "action" phase of change?
Never asking us to change who we are, but rather demands us to be who we are.
What is belonging?