Relapse Prevention
An event or situation that precedes a relapse
What is a trigger?
A non-linear process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential
What is recovery?
The conscious mental reactions subjectively experienced, accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body
What are emotions?
The network of people who provide an individual with practical or emotional assistance
What is a Support System?
The ability to control or set the limit and stick to it, requiring significant discipline
What is moderation?
The tools and techniques you can use to help you handle difficult thoughts/emotions
What are coping skills/mechanisms/strategies?
A severe, chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences
What is addiction? (Substance Use Disorder also accepted)
A state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation, causing health issues when unaddressed for a long period of time.
What is stress? (chronic)
These help you define what you are comfortable with and how you would like to be treated by others
What is a boundary?
The perception of one's own worth
What is self-esteem?
The thought of doing the behavior you're trying to give up
What is a craving?
A strong, compelling desire to do the behavior you want to abstain from
What is an urge?
A natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives
What is stress? (acute, good vs. bad)
The excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner that can be a very unhealthy and destructive relationship dynamic
What is Codependency?
The opposite of addiction
What is connection?
The situation that is close to a full blown relapse but is quickly corrected to return to recovery
What is a lapse? (slip also accepted)
Stopping all use of a substance or compulsive behavior
What is Abstinence?
The coexistence of both a mental illness and a substance use disorder
What is a Co-Occurring Disorder?
A psychological explanation for the emotional bonds between people that connects one person to another across time and space, determined by the relationship with the caregiver
What is attachment?
The ideals or principles that determine what is correct, desirable, or morally proper, that can guide our behavior
What are values?
The psychological and/or behavioral changes that can indicate a relapse is likely to happen, unless an intervention is applied
What are warning signs?
Rooted in social justice, the practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use
What is Harm Reduction?
The most common psychotherapy to reduce symptoms of mental health conditions by identifying and challenging unhelpful thoughts (will give a hint for half points)
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
A structured program of psychotherapy designed to provide skills for managing intense emotions and negotiating social relationships (Hint for half points)
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
These words increase the likelihood of success when goal setting, together making up the acronym in SMART goals
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound (100 pts for each correct one)