Matrix Model
Fill in the blank:
The Matrix Model for __________ __________ settings
What is Criminal Justice
This is a simple DBT skill used to help manage strong emotions or urges. You pause before reacting, give yourself space to think, notice your thoughts/feelings/body sensations and choose a calm, thoughtful action instead of reacting impulsively
What is STOP?
S – Stop: Pause whatever you're doing. This initial step interrupts automatic reactions and creates space for mindful awareness.
T – Take a Breath: Focus on your breathing. A few deep, intentional breaths help center your attention and calm your nervous system.
O – Observe: Notice your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations without judgment. This step enhances self-awareness and helps you understand your internal state.
P – Proceed Mindfully: Choose your next action thoughtfully. With greater awareness, you can respond to situations more intentionally and with greater clarity.
Anything — an event, person, place, thought, feeling, or situation — that prompts a strong emotional, mental, or physical reaction, often linked to past trauma, stress, or addictive behaviors.
What is a trigger?
This is the literature used in Alcoholics Anonymous
What is the Big Book
This person struggled with substance use for many years but eventually turned his life around through rehab, therapy, and sustained recovery. He starred in blockbuster films like Iron Man, The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes, and Chaplin.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.
The use of medications to treat a substance use disorder
What is Medication-Assisted Treatment?
This is a DBT mindfulness-based technique in which a person observes cravings or urges without acting on them, noticing them rise, peak, and fade like a wave.
Urge Surfing
A strategy, behavior, or technique that a person uses to manage stress, difficult emotions, cravings, or challenging situations in a healthy and constructive way.
What is a Coping Skill
AA was founded in this U.S city in 1935.
What is Akron, Ohio?
This artist, born Jason DeFord, rose from a troubled past involving addiction and incarceration to become a chart-topping country and rap crossover star. His hit songs include “Son of a Sinner” and “Need a Favor.”
Who is Jelly Roll?
These are the 2 parts of the brain discussed during week 1 of the Matrix material (example - higher and lower)
What are rational and emotional parts of the brain?
P.A.W.S
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
The transfer, sharing, selling, or use of prescribed MAT medications (such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone) by someone other than the person for whom the medication was prescribed.
What is Diversion?
Narcotics Anonymous was founded in this decade
What is the 1950s.
Addiction was a lifelong battle for this Star Wars actress. She often spoke and wrote about her experiences with drug and alcohol use disorder and recovery, as well as her bipolar disorder
This is the 2nd phase title of the Matrix Model
What is Early Recovery Skills
This is a DBT/interpersonal effectiveness skill used to help someone assertively communicate their needs or set boundaries
What is DEARMAN:
D – Describe the situation objectively
E – Express your feelings and opinions
A – Assert by asking for what you want or saying no
R – Reinforce by explaining the benefits of getting your request met
M – Mindful of your goals, stay focused on the issue
A – Appear confident and maintain your composure
N – Negotiate, if necessary, be willing to compromise
The tendency of a person to relapse into previous undesirable behaviors, such as criminal activity, substance use, or other maladaptive behaviors, after having received treatment or punishment
What is recidivism?
This is a type of meeting that focuses on inspiration and learning from someone's experience
What is a speaker meeting
In 2021, this person released a documentary series titled Dancing with the Devil, which delves into the details of her overdose and the subsequent path to recovery
Who is Demi Lovato
Refers to content, interventions, or resources that are supported by scientific research and proven to be effective through rigorous studies, clinical trials, or well-documented outcomes.
Evidenced-based curriculum
F.I.N.E
What is
Freaked Out
Insecure
Neurotic
Emotional
This occurs when a person takes responsibility for events outside their control or believes that external events are directly related to them, often leading to unnecessary guilt, blame, or self-criticism
Who was the founder of Narcotics Anonymous
Who is James Kinnon or "Jimmy K."
He was one of America’s best Friends from 1994 to 2004, but off-screen, he was struggling with alcohol and prescription drug use disorder. The actor said he got addicted to painkillers when he was prescribed them after a personal watercraft accident. He died in 2023 due to an overdose
Who is Matthew Perry