Women in Recovery
admitting we are powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable
What is Step 1?
seeking fun, joy, and pleasure in healthy ways without excess
What is Safe Self-nurturing?
The ability for one person to perceive the emotions, needs and desires of another person.
What is empathy?
Emotional relapse, Mental relapse, Physical relapse.
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
What is Step 3?
NA, AA, Codependency classes, etc.
What are some self-help groups?
a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do
What is a Moral?
an emotional response to the demands of life
What is stress?
came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
What is step 2?
a distressing or disturbing experience
What is Trauma?
Techniques designed for parents to manage the behavior of their children.
What is Behavior Management?
anything that sets off PTSD symptoms or substance use
What is a Trigger?
the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health
What is Sanity?
an adaption to environmental stress that is based on conscious or unconscious choice that enhances control over behavior or gives psychological comfort.
What is a coping skill?
Techniques designed to modify behavior
What is behavior modification?
the practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something
What is abstinence?
difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.
What is unmanageability?
seeking pleasure in activity that causes you harm (legal, financial, social, personal, or physical) and or doing the activity to excess.
What is unsafe self-nurturing?
A Greek word that means "feeling into"
What is empatheia?
a cognitive– behavioral approach with the goal of identifying and addressing high-risk situations for relapse and assisting individuals in maintaining desired behavioral changes.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?