A person should be in treatment this long.
As long as it takes.
Also accepted:
Up to the person with addiction.
The letters PTSD stand for what.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
One of the best ways to help regulate your emotions, diet, sleep, and cravings is to do this regularly.
What is exercise?
The ability to of the brain to change in structure and function is known as this.
What is neuroplasticity or neural plasticity?
Gaborone is the capital city of this country in Southern Africa.
What is Botswana?
The first thing to do when someone in recovery or active use call you is this.
What is don't panic?
Fill in the blank:
The ______ of Theseus is a story about how we interpret and perceive change.
What is ship?
Also accepted:
boat
This type of regulation describes a person's to ability to manage, control, and respond to their feelings.
What is emotional regulation?
This part of the brain is in charge of decision-making, problem-solving, speech, and emotional/behavioral control.
Hint: It's not the thumb part, lizard part, or amygdala.
What is the top of the brain or the frontal lobe?
Also accepted:
The top fingers in the hand brain model or the top.
This name of this African capital city means "cold water". This city will also host the African Women's Cup in 2025.
What is Nairobi, the capital of Kenya?
Fill in the blank:
There's no way around it. ____-care such as getting enough sleep, exercising, eating well, and practicing good hygiene is absolutely crucial to maintaining recovery.
What is self?
This is the anguish experienced after a significant loss, usually the death of a beloved person.
What is grief?
This coping mechanism seeks to address the problem causing the stress.
What is problem-focused?
The amygdala, the part of the brain that is responsible for emotions and the stress response, is located here.
What is the center?
Also accepted:
the thumb in the brain hand model, the inside, the interior
The capital city is located on the Nile and is a little over three hours away from the Nubian Pyramids of Meroe.
What is Khartoum, the capital of Sudan?
Pressing each of your toes and the heels of your feet into your shoes to make yourself feel supported and calm is one of these techniques.
Hint: It starts with a "G".
What is a grounding technique?
There are three fundamental stages of trauma recovery. Establishing safety and creating the trauma story are two. What is the third stage of recovering from trauma?
What is reconnection or restoring the connection between survivors and their community?
The body releases two main chemicals when stressed or experiencing anxiety. Name one of them.
What is adrenaline or cortisol?
Load up on the chips, cookies, and ice cream! The brain is 60% this.
What is fat?
This capital city was chosen by Empress Taytu Betul because of its hot springs and because Emeror Menelik's father had planted a tree there.
What Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia?
Fill in the blank: Uncertainty or threatening conditions increase the odds of an overwhelming loss of control of our emotions also known as emotional ______.
What is flooding?
Drugs and alcohol interfere with these. These are the things in the brain that neurons use to send, receive, and process signals.
What are neurotransmitters?