Workbook content 1
These may tell you that you have difficulty coping, increased vulnerability.
What are early warning signs?
This says "rather than attribute a single occurence of the behaviour as a 'personal failure' or to personal factors that are out of personal control, see the single occurence as a new opportunity to learn new coping skills"
What is abstinence violation effect?
They are the two broad risk factors that influence recovery.
What are immediate determinants and covert antecedents?
This is one of the specific strategies that helps us stay on track. It encourages people to focus on doing things that are within people's control.
What is enhancing self-efficacy?
If we want to constantly remind us about the long-term effect of addictive behaviours, we can do this at home at a visible spot that we check everyday.
What is making a visual reminder?
You can do this if you think you are not in the best headspace to solve a problem and you want to stop the situation from escalating.
What is taking a time-out?
This is one of the high risk situations, and it may happen in social situations (e.g., gatherings, celebrating events)
What is direct social pressure?
This is one of the specific strategies that helps us stay on track. It encourages people to challenge positive beliefs about addictive behaviours.
What is eliminating myths and placebo effects?
This scale helps us keep track of our distress level.
What is subjective unit of distress?
You can do this if you need external support to keep you on track and/or manage strong urges.
What is having others to hold you accountable?
This is also one of the high risk situations, and its examples include advertisement.
What is exposure to addiction related stimuli?
This is one of the specific strategies that helps us stay on track. It encourages people to design something that reminds them of how far they have come.
What is a recovery road map?
When this happens, the thinking brain is not working and the emotional brain takes charge.
What is "flip the lid"?
What is playing a psychoeducation video to your support people?
This means being able to acknowledge and keep in mind the negative consequences can help people consume less or none.
What is outcome exoectancies?
What is doing cognitively loading tasks/distractions?