Relapse Prevention
This term describes people, places, or feelings that make someone more likely to use substances again.
What are triggers?
Alcohol falls into this category of drugs that slow the brain and central nervous system.
What are depressants?
"I will never be good enough" is an example of this CBT principle.
What is an automatic thought?
Sense of personal value and worth.
What is Self-Esteem?
This term describes taking responsibility for your actions and choices.
What is accountability?
Stress, boredom, and negative emotions are examples of these common relapse precursors.
What are warning signs?
Commonly prescribed to treat anxiety or insomnia, these drugs include Xanax, Valium, and Ativan.
What are Benzodiazepines?
In CBT, this term describes patterns of thinking that are distorted or unrealistic.
What are cognitive distortions?
Experiencing joy and gratitude for small wins in recovery.
What is gratitude?
Feeling remorse or regret for something you did wrong, without judging yourself.
What is guilt?
Maintaining a structured daily routine helps prevent relapse by reducing this.
What is idle time or boredom?
The main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is this.
What is tetrahydrocannabinol?
Believing that because something bad happened once, it will always happen this way.
What is overgeneralization?
Feeling tense, worried, or uneasy.
What is anxiety?
This is the painful feeling that you are flawed or a bad person.
What is shame?
A sudden strong desire to use a substance.
What is a craving?
This classification of drugs includes products like pain thinners, glue, and nitrous oxide.
What are inhalants?
Exaggerating the importance of mistakes or problems while minimizing achievements.
What is magnification and minimization?
Experiencing emotions such as anger fully but responding in healthy ways.
What is emotional regulation?
Acting in accordance with your values and principles, even when no one is watching.
What is integrity?
AA and NA are this type of support group.
What is 12 step?
This drug can be classified as either a hallucinogen or dissociative anesthetic.
What is ketamine?
Automatically thinking the worst will always happen.
What is catastrophizing?
This term describes a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, increased energy, and often risky behavior.
What is mania?
In this 1999 movie, Edward Norton plays a man who struggles with depression, insomnia, and dissociative disorder and displays unhealthy coping strategies.
What is Fight Club?