Co-Occuring
What does Co-Occurring mean?
What is the tool that can be used to determine whether or not a decision can be beneficial for you?
Name and explain, in order, the stages of change.
1. Pre-Contemplation: Not a problem, not thinking about change
2. Contemplation: Thinking about changing
3. Preparation: We are ready to change, and we need a plan
4. Action: We are taking action to change
5. Maintenance: We are keeping the change going and avoiding relapse
6. Relapse: We are returning to criminal or addictive thinking, behaviors, or substance use
Name, in order, the thought chain and how you change it.
1. Event
2. Thought
3. Feeling
4. Behavior
What is the difference between guilt and shame?
1. Guilt: I did bad.
2. Shame: I am bad.
True or false: If you stop substance use, you stop the mental health disorder.
False.
Name the two types of triggers and give examples of each.
1. Internal
2. External
Name this stage of change:
"I've been meeting with my sponsor to work on the steps every week for this past year."
Maintenance
Name and explain 5 different thought distortions.
1. All or nothing
2. Overgeneralization
3. Must, should, never
4. Catastrophizing
5. Emotional Reasoning
6. Mental Filter
7. Closed thinking
8. Concrete thinking
What does CBT stand for and what does it mean?
Cognitive behavioral therapy; changing thoughts then changing behaviors
What factors cause Co-Occurring Disorders?
(Name 2).
1. Genes
2. Trauma
3. Life events
Name three different beneficial chemicals in the brain and examples of what they do.
1. Oxytocin
2. Dopamine
3. Serotonin
4. Endorphins
Name this stage of change:
"I'm grown, I can have a drink, and I'm allowed to celebrate and relax. I know this is my 3rd state bid for DUI but the cop who locked me up has it out for me and now I'm here."
Pre-Contemplation
What is cognitive restructuring?
Restructuring the way you think.
How many weeks does it usually take to know whether or not a medication works for you?
At least 4 weeks.
Name 3 common psychiatric disorders and give examples of each.
1. Anxiety Disorders
2. Mood Disorders
3. Thought Disorders
Name 2 differences between NA/AA and SMART recovery.
1. View on addiction: disease vs. behavior
2. View on higher power.
Name this stage of change:
"I can't smoke like this anymore but I can't stop myself."
Contemplation
What is breathing retraining and why is it helpful?
Learning to breath to retrieve a relaxed state in stressful situations.
How can you communicate to your supports your needs in your recovery?
1. Red, yellow, green
2. Long term/short term goals
3. What you need from them
Name 3 ways you can treat co-occurring disorders.
1. Appropriate diagnosis
2. Taking meds as prescribed
3. Meeting with a doctor
4. Education about your disorder
5. Therapy (CBT)
Name 3 different types of supports in your sober support system and how you can use them for support.
1. Medical: PCP
2. Psych: Psych Meds
3. Counselor: Therapy
4. Family/Friends: Emotional Support
5. Sponsor: Accountability
Name this stage of change:
"I just got my 2-week chip at NA."
Action
What is selective focus and give an example?
Only focusing and fixating on part of the whole situation.
Name, in order, how to manage high risk situations and define each.
1. Avoid
2. Prepare
3. Escape
4. Endure