About Addiction
Building Effective Thinking
& Relapse Prevention
Communication and Conflict resolution
Support Networks and Avoiding Category
100
What is Dopamine and Serotonin
A chemical where the pleasure pathway/Reward system
100
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral Therapy is about becoming more aware of your thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and beliefs.
100
What is owning responsibility for you recovery
Allowing your behaviors to align with your recovery.
100
What is communication
messages verbal and non-verbal
100
What is the most important things a new comer should do at a AA and NA meeting to build support
Get numbers
200
What are negative psychological effects on the brain that drugs and alcohol give you.
hangovers, health problems, and deadly overdoses, depression, and anxiety are common.
200
What is Pessimistic Thinking
Always thinking things are going to turn out for the worse.
200
What do starting to take control of you choices mean
It means that we don't blame other for what we chose to do and also that we try to make better choices.
200
What are the three communication styles
Assertive, Aggressive, and Passive
200
What is a support network
A support network are people you can call for support.
300
What is one definition of addiction
It is pleasurable behavior done over and over that has short term benefits and long term consequences.
300
What is Anxious Thinking
Worry too much about bad things that might happen
300
What is an excuse for using drugs and alcohol
An excuse is something people use to avoid taking responsibility.
300
What is being assertive
You support your own rights while respecting the rights of others
300
What is a Eco map
A Eco map is a diagram that shows the social and personal relationships of an individual with his or her environment.
400
What are some of the costs and consequences of using alcohol and drugs.
What is legal, emotional, physical, and family problems.
400
What is blowing things out of proportion
Instead of seeing negative things as they are, seeing things as complete disaster
400
What is a truthful reponses to using drugs and alcohol
Because you wanted to use.
400
What is Aggressive
You support your own rights while violating the rights of others
400
What is setting boundaries with toxic friends
Cutting them off or out or life.
500
What is tolerance
tolerance means you have to take more of the drugs to feel the effect.
500
What is victim thinking
dwelling on all the ways people hurt you.
500
What is a trigger
A trigger is something that set off powerful cravings that make us want to use drugs.
500
How do one be assertive
By using "I" statements, being factual, and show others you are listeing
500
What the different places you can meet new people.
Self-help groups, School functions, church, volunteer work just to name a few.
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