Mental Health
True or False: Mental health and mental illness are the same thing?
False
This is what we call the people, places, and things that make you want to use.
What are triggers?
This skill helps calm your body by focusing on your breathing.
What is: deep breathing, relaxation, meditation, mindfulness
This drug is a depressant that slows down the brain and is legal to purchase.
What is: alcohol, beer, wine, liquor
This word means “a return to substance use after a period of sobriety.”
What is relapse?
This condition can develop after a traumatic event and includes flashbacks and nightmares.
What is PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?
This term means needing more of a drug or alcohol to feel the same effect as before.
What is tolerance?
This word means understanding how you feel and why.
What is: self-awareness, emotional awareness, personal insight
This drug is known as a “club drug” and can cause feelings of closeness but also dehydration and overheating.
What is: MDMA, ecstacy
This is the practice of seeking help from someone in recovery to stay accountable in recovery.
What is: a sponsor, sponsorship
This doctor can help with mental health diagnoses and they prescribe medication.
What is a psychiatrist?
This brain chemical is involved in motivation, pleasure, and reward.
What is dopamine?
This skill helps you avoid risky situations or people who encourage substance use.
What is: setting boundaries, coping skills, seeking support ...
This drug is used medically to treat ADHD and narcolepsy but can be abused as a stimulant.
What is: Adderall, Vyvanse, amphetamines
This process involves taking responsibility for past mistakes and working to make things right with others.
What is making amends?
This condition involves hearing, seeing, or feeling things that are not real.
What is a: hallucination, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
This category of drugs speeds up the body and can cause increased energy and heart rate.
What are stimulants?
Saying “no” clearly and respectfully to offers to use is called this.
What is: assertiveness, being assertive, assertive, boundaries ...
This legal substance is highly addictive and affects the lungs and heart.
What is nicotine?
A relapse that begins with thoughts, feelings, or attitudes before actual substance use is called this.
What is an emotional relapse or mental relapse?
This book helps mental health professionals in the U.S. identify and diagnose mental health disorders.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-5)
This relapse prevention technique involves identifying high-risk situations and planning ahead.
What is a: coping strategy, coping skill, relapse prevention plan, emergency plan, safety plan
Replacing a negative thought like “I can’t do this” with a positive one like “I’m getting stronger every day” is called this.
What is positive self-talk/affirmation or cognitive reframing?
This drug can cause long-lasting changes to the brain and is being studied for mental health treatment.
What is ketamine?
This word describes the ability to recognize when your thoughts or actions could lead you back toward using.
What is insight or self-awareness?