Stages of Relapse
What are The Three Stages of Relapse?
Physical, mental, and emotional
Joan feels like a failure at her eating habits. Every time she eats something that isn't part of her meal plan, instead of acknowledging that she made a mistake and trying to move past it, she gives up and binges for the rest of the day figuring she has already blown it.
All-or-nothing thinking
This type of thinking involves viewing things in absolute terms. Everything is black or white, everything or nothing.
This phenomenon explains the bending of light as it passes between materials of different densities.
What is refraction?
If a woman drinks the same amount of alcohol as a man, the woman's blood alcohol level will be higher.
True. Women's bodies process alcohol different than men.
What does PAWS stand for?
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome
The act of using alcohol or another drug after a period of abstinence while working a program of recovery. Is what type of relapse?
Physical
Nancy talked herself out taking her dream vacation to Fiji because she couldn't get the "what-if" thoughts out of her mind, like "What if the plane crashes?", "What if I drown while I am swimming?", and "What if I get robbed and I don't have any money?"
Catastrophizing
Seeing only the worst case scenario in any situation. This often leads to indecision, anxiety, fear, worry, and panic.
What year was the telephone invented?
1876
About 49.5% of alcoholics recover and stay sober?
False. 35.9%
What condition, often associated with heavy alcohol use, results in severe inflammation of the liver?
cirrhosis
Fantasizing about using, lying, looking for opportunities to use. Is an example of what type of relapse?
mental
Nick was getting irritated while sitting in traffic on his way to work. He thought to himself "What a mess, obviously people need to learn how to drive."
Jumping to Conclusions
Interpreting the meaning of a situation when there is little to no evidence. Interpreting things negatively when there are no facts to support that conclusion.
This subatomic particle, discovered by James Chadwick in 1932, has no electric charge.
What is a neutron?
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is responsible for 95,510 deaths in the US each year?
True
This neurotransmitter, often associated with pleasure and reward, plays a central role in addiction
Dopamine
There is a war going on in your mind, part of you wants to use, but part of you doesn't. What type of relapse is this?
Mental Relapse
It's the week of Bryce's birthday and he's starting to feel under the weather. He is getting upset because he had COVID-19 last year on his birthday and couldn't do anything. He says to his mom, "I always get sick on my birthday! It's not fair, why is this always happening to just me?"
Overgeneralization
It happens when you make a rule after a single event or a series of coincidences. The words "always" or "never" frequently appear in the sentence.
This geologic time period immediately preceded the Jurassic Period.
What is the Triassic Period?
About half of preventable opioid overdose death victims are male?
False. Higher than that. Estimated 70% (7 out of 10)
What is where you use another activity in order to replace or substitute the feelings/results you used to get from using a substance.
Cross Addiction
Beginning to isolate, becoming complacent, and avoiding own problems or emotions are an example of what kind of relapse?
Emotional Relapse
Mark was struggling with fatigue, low motivation, and a feeling of worthlessness, but when asked by his friend how he was doing, he responded "I'm doing fine, no problems, just chilling."
Minimization
Downplaying the importance of events, achievements, or mental/physical symptoms.
This principle states that the entropy of an isolated system never decreases over time.
What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
71% of preventable opioid deaths occur among those ages18-25?
False. Ages 25-54.
What type of BEHAVIORAL addiction is recognized as a diagnosis in the DSM published by the American Psychiatric Association?
*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-used to diagnose and classify mental disorder such as substance use disorder and generalized anxiety disorder*
Gambling addiction