Criteria of a SUD
4-5 DSM Criteria are present.
What is Moderate?
Most notably involved in helping us feel pleasure as part of the brain's reward system?
What is Dopamine?
Significant steps are taken to end the problem behavior. The individual might be avoiding triggers, reaching out for help, or taking other steps to avoid temptation.
What is Action?
Avoiding caffeine before bedtime, making your bedroom more sleep friendly, and establishing a calming pre-sleep habit.
What is Sleep Hygiene?
2-3 DSM Criteria are present.
What is Mild?
Connections created between the neurons in our brain through chemicals.
What are Neurotransmitters?
The changes made during the action stage are continued. The individual may continue to face challenges, but at this point they have successfully changed their behavior for a significant period of time.
What is Maintenance?
Dark leafy vegetables, beans, peanuts, seafood & eggs.
What are Foods Rich in Folic Acid?
A need for more of the substance to achieve intoxication or desired effect; decreased effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance.
What is Tolerance?
Two very important factors in how strongly a behavior is learned.
What are pleasure and repetition?
The costs of the problem behavior are not yet recognized, the individual is in denial.
What is Precontemplation?
The first stage of withdrawal, usually lasting at most a few weeks.
What is the Acute Stage?
6 or more DSM Criteria are present.
What is Severe?
The part of the brain in chare of reasoning and planning.
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
The individual has decided to change their behavior, and they begin to think about how to do so.
What is Preparation?
Pork, fish, lentils, rice & yogurt.
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The onset of a predictable constellation of signs and symptoms following the abrupt discontinuation of, or rapid decrease in, dosage of a psychoactive substance.
What is Withdrawal?
A treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual's life experiences.
What is Addiction?
The individual is experiencing ambivalence about change. They can see reasons to change their behavior, but they are still hesitant.
What is Contemplation?
The second stage of withdrawal with fewer physical symptoms and more emotional and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal?