Understanding Addiction/Goals
What are the two types of motivations
(hint: doing something for yourself vs doing somethings for others)
Internal and external
What therapy practice combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance, and mindful awareness.
Who are the current case managers?
Fabiana, Kelly, Makayla, Luz
A written document that outlines personal triggers, coping strategies, and supports and resources that provides a clear roadmap for responding to cravings or warning signs of relapse
When are visiting hours
Saturday and Sundays from 2-6
Give 4 examples of healthy habits in recovery
Multiple answers. (Group facilitator approval)
What are the four MAIN Skills we learned for DBT over the last 4 weeks?
Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness.
Name four Coping skills when feeling a trigger or using urge?
Multiple answers (Facilitator decides)
What are choices that seem unimportant at the time, but that may lead you back toward drinking or drug use. (Hint: the acronym SID)
Seemingly irrelevant decisions (SID)
When is your schedule for the week due?
Thursdays
With continued substance abuse the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure.
Dopamine
Accept Skill, TIP skill, Self-sooth skill, Improve Skill, Pro/Cons Skill, Problem solving skills, and radical acceptance skill is part of which category of DBT?
Distress Tolerance.
How many groups a week should you be attending?
All of them! Unless you spoke with whoever is running the group BEFORE it starts.
What are the 3 phases of relapse?
Emotional, mental, physical
What time are the 6 medlines?
5:30am, 7:30am, 12pm, 4pm, 8:30pm, 11:30pm
What does the acronym SMART goal stand for?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reasonable, and Time-bound
Mindfulness
The DBT category that refers to the processes individuals use to manage and respond to their emotional experiences in appropriate and adaptive ways
Emotional regulation
Give an example for all three phases of relapse. (Emotional, mental, physical)
Multiple answers. (Facilitator decides)
If you need a drop off, how long in advance should you fill out a drop off form.
at least 24 hours in advance
While dopamine-driven reward circuits fuel cravings, the brain’s _________ is the region responsible for judgment, decision-making, and impulse control—plays a critical role in addiction.
Pre-frontal Cortex
The Dear Man Skill, the Give Skill, the Fast skill, and boundary building are part of which category of DBT?
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social, and Spiritual are the eight what?
Eight dimensions of Wellness
What are the 6 Stages of change?
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance, and Relapse
True or False: If you're having an issue with another resident you, should talk to other residents in a public place on how to solve it.
False (Who should you talk to and where?