Stages of Change
Skills 1
Skills 2
Diagnoses
Treatment
100

Name the 5 Stages of Change

Precontemplation, Contemplation, Determination, Action, Maintenance 

100
"The awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally, in the service of self-understanding and wisdom."

Mindfulness

100

This is when you stop fighting reality and do something "all the way - complete and total"

Radical Acceptance

100

True or False: Talking about suicide or asking someone if they feel suicidal will encourage suicide attempts.

False: Talking about suicide provides the opportunity for communication.

  • Fears shared are more likely to diminish.
  • The first step in encouraging a person with thoughts of suicide to live comes from talking about those feelings.
  • A simple inquiry about whether or not the person is intending to end their life can start the conversation.
  • However, talking about suicide should be carefully managed.
100

True or False: because a medication works for a friend or family member, it will work for you

False - providers may try a medication that has worked well for a family member because you share similar genes, however, every body processes medications differently!

200

"We begin preparing ourselves mentally and often physically for action"

Determination/Preparation

200

"Seeing the value of both reason and emotion" "Bringing the left brain and right brain together"

Wise Mind

200

Name one of the skills included in the TIPP model

Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, Paired Muscle Relaxation

200

True or False: People with a substance use disorder may also have other mental health disorders and people with mental health disorders may also struggle with substance use.

True

200

Name one medication that would be considered an antidepressant

Lexapro, Celexa, Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Remeron, Paxil, Effexor, Cymbalta, Amitriptyline, Trazodone, Vilazodone, Pristiq

300

"We have never thought about changing our behavior or we've never thought about it seriously"

Precontemplation 

300

The "3 C's" of understanding and regulating emotions

Catch it, Check it, Change it

300

"Where you can handle and process your feelings in a healthy way while being able to function and thrive."

Window of Tolerance

300

Name the Diagnosis (not all symptoms listed are needed to make diagnosis): low mood, limited interest in or pleasure in doing things, weight loss or weight gain, insomnia or hypersomnia, motor slowing or agitation, fatigue/loss of energy, feeling worthless or very guilty, poor concentration, recurrent thoughts of death/suicidal ideation

Major Depressive Disorder 

300

Name another form of treatment for anxiety or depression that is not a medication

Individual therapy, group therapy, day treatment, partial hospitalization program, TMS (depression), ECT (severe depression)

400

When some individuals return to their previous problem behavior - this can happen at any time during the previous stages and not everyone will experience this.

Relapse

400

A technique primarily used in DBT where a person intentionally acts in a way that directly contradicts the behavior they would typically engage in based on their current emotions

Opposite Action

400

Name one of the ABC Skills of reducing vulnerability to "emotion mind"

A - Accumulate Positive Emotions

B - Build Mastery

C - Cope Ahead

400

An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present

Hallucinations

400

An effective and highly recommended way to treat insomnia

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

500

These two researchers developed the Stages of Change Model.

James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente 

500

Name three of the seven love languages/styles

Activity, Appreciation, Emotional, Financial, Intellectual, Physical, Practical 

500

Name one of the three descriptors of personal boundaries

Rigid boundaries, porous boundaries, healthy boundaries

500

Number of adults in the US who have an anxiety disorder (estimate)

Over 40 million

500

Medications to avoid if you are taking Lithium

Ibuprofen, ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure, diuretics

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