Addiction
This is when someone ignores, downplays, or distorts the reality of their addiction.
What is denial?
This is a support group for recovering alcoholics that follows a 12-step program.
What is AA / Alcoholics Anonymous?
A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
What is major depressive disorder / clinical depression / depression?
These are the words to the Serenity Prayer.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
This is the length of time that each resident gets to talk on the phone each week.
What is 15 minutes?
This is when an individual who has established abstinence experiences recurrence of signs and symptoms of active addiction.
What is relapse?
This is a support group modeled after AA that is meant for individuals recovering from any substance use.
What is Narcotics Anonymous / NA?
This disorder affects how you pay attention, sit still, and control your behavior.
What is ADHD?
These are the Stages of Change.
Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
These are the names of the three counselors currently working at Oasis.
What are Ms. Mariah, Ms. Kristin, and Ms. Annie?
This is a period in which a person experiences negative symptoms (ranging from anxiety, tremors, and nausea to hallucinations and seizures) because they stopped using a drug.
What is withdrawal?
These are strategies individuals use to help manage their emotions in distressing situations.
What are coping skills?
This condition causes excessive, ongoing worry and anxiety that interfere with daily life.
What is generalized anxiety disorder / anxiety?
These are the program philosophies.
How I think determines how I feel which determines how I act; I am responsible for my successes and failures; I alone can do it, but I can't do it alone.
These are the names of the 5 phases of this program.
What are Orientation, Commitment, Change I, Change II, and Transition?
This refers to a substance that is believed to increase the likelihood of progressing to the use of more potent and harmful substances.
What is a gateway drug?
This is an external stimulus that may cause a strong emotional reaction and/or lead to drug use.
What is a trigger?
This disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings. They can include manic episodes and depressive episodes.
What is bipolar disorder / bipolar?
These are the group rules.
Respect shown to all, one person talks at a time, avoid abusive language, sit up straight, no threats or violence, all issues remain in group, no eating in group.
This is the name of the yellow sheet that gets filled out when a resident gets "written up" for misbehaving.
What is a Change Behavior Report?
This is the clinical diagnosis for problematic marijuana use. Symptoms include drug cravings, using more than intended, developing a tolerance, and continuing to use despite negative consequences.
What is cannabis use disorder?
This is a situation where someone is in recovery and has a brief period of using substances, but they stop quickly afterward, avoiding a full relapse into addiction.
What is a slip?
This disorder is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts, speech and behavior.
What is schizophrenia?
These are the group purposes.
Open communication, honesty, learn to trust, talk about problems and solutions, express feelings appropriately, giving and receiving feedback, work on making eye contact.
This is the name of the blue sheet that gets filled out when a resident gets recognized for good behavior.
What is an Action Behavior Report?