Science & Addiction
What organ in the body is affected by addiction and plays an important role in decision-making, emotions, and behavior?
Brain
What mental health condition involves an intense, persistent fear of a object or situation?
Phobia
What recovery practice involves regularly taking care of your physical, emotional, and mental well-being through activities like proper sleep, exercise, hygiene, and nutrition?
Self-care
What is the ability to understand or recognize another persons feelings and experiences, even when you do not necessarily agree with them?
Empathy
What famous German composer continued creating music despite experiencing significant hearing loss and has been subject of speculation about mood disorders?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What can happen to exisiting physical and mental health conditions as a result of long-term substance use?
Increase, go up, or get worse
What mental health disorder involves episodes of depression and mania or hypomania?
Bipolar disorder
What term describes an experience that overwhelms someones ability to cope and may continue affecting their emotions and behaviors afterward?
Trauma
What do we call the personal limits we establish to protect our physical, emotional, and psychological well-being?
Boundaries
What 16th president of the United States was known for experiencing periods of deep sadness and melancholy throughout his life?
Abraham Lincoln
What neurotransmitter is involved in motivation, learning, and the brains reward system?
Dopamine
What mental health disorder can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event and may involve flashbacks, nightmares, and avoidance?
PTSD
What recovery strategy involves identifying triggers, recognizing warning signs, and developing coping skills to reduce the risk of returning to substance use?
Relapse prevention
What skill involves handling disagreements in a healthy way without using threats, violence, manipulation, insults, or aggression.
Conflict resolution
What famous Renaissance artist spent approximately four years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and has been the subject of speculation about anxiety and other psychological characteristics?
Michelangelo
What natural chemicals does the body produce that can contribute to feelings of well-being and are associated with activities like exercise and laughter?
Endorphins
What is a sudden episode of intense fear or discomfort that can cause a racing heart, sweating, shaking, and shortness of breath?
Panic Attack
What therapeutic approach focuses on understanding the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and learning to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
What communication skill involves giving someone your full attention, listening to understand, and sometimes repeating or summarizing what they said to show understanding?
Active listening or reflective listening
What famous Dutch painter created "The Starry Night", experienced significant mental health struggles, and famously cut off part of his ear?
Vincent van Gogh
What part of the brain is responsible for planning, decision-making, impulse control, and considering consequences?
Prefrontal Cortex
What mental health disorder involves intrustive, unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What approach focuses on reducing the negative consequences and dangers associated with substance use, even when someone is not ready or able to stop using?
Harm reduction
What term describes emotional closeness and connection in a relationship that involves trust, honesty, vulnerability, respect, and mutual understanding?
Intimacy
What famous 19th century American writer, known for horror stories and poems such as "The Raven", experienced significant grief and emotional struggles?
Edgar Allan Poe