Stages of Change
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Recovery Terms
The Cognitive Chain
Drugs
100

In this stage of change, the individual is not considering change and may be unaware that their behavior is problematic.

What is Precontemplation?

100

The most basic needs for human survival, including food, water, warmth, rest, and shelter.

What are Physiological Needs?

100

Feelings, experiences, people, places, and things that you associate with your alcohol or other drug use.

What are Triggers?

100

Your emotional or physical reactions that stem from your thoughts.

What are Feelings?

100

Was once legal and promoted as cough medicine.

What is Heroin?

200

In this stage of change, the person has made a concrete change in their behavior for a period of time (often less than six months). 

What is Action?

200

The need for security, stability, and a sense of order and control in one's life. This includes personal security, financial security, and protection from harm.

What are Safety Needs?

200

Techniques or strategies used to manage stress, regulate emotions, and deal with challenging situations.

What are Coping Skills?

200

Your behavior or response to the situation and your feelings.

What is an Action?

200

Generates tax revenue.

What is Cannabis/Marijuana?

300

In this stage of change, the individual intends to take action in the immediate future, often planning the next steps to make a change. 

What is Preparation?

300

The need for interpersonal relationships, including friendship, intimacy, family, and a sense of connection to others.

What are Love and Belonging Needs?

300

A powerful, intense desire or urge to use a substance, which can be both physical and psychological.

What is a Craving?

300

The outcome of your action, which can be both intended and unintended.

What is a Consequence?

300

Kills more people than illicit ones.

What are Prescription Medications/Drugs?

400

In this stage of change, the person is aware of the problem and seriously considering making a change, though they may be ambivalent about it. 

What is Contemplation?

400

The need for self-esteem, respect from others, status, recognition, strength, and freedom.

What are Esteem Needs?

400

The three categories of Triggers.

What are Internal, External, and Sensory?

400

Your internal interpretation or belief about the situation. This is often an automatic.

What is a Thought?

400

The most dangerous type of drug to withdraw from.

What are Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs/Benzodiazepines?

500

In this stage of change, the individual has sustained the behavior change for a longer period (six months or more) and is working to prevent relapse. 

What is Maintenance?

500

The highest level of the hierarchy, which is the desire to become the most that one can be and to achieve one's full potential.

What is Self-Actualization?

500

The process and strategies used to reduce the risk of an individual returning to a previous unhealthy behavior or addiction.

What is Relapse Prevention?

500

An external event or circumstance occurs.

What is a Situation?

500

Japan is where this drug was first formulated.

What is Crystal Meth?

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