Mental Health
Which common mental health condition involves persistent sadness, loss of interest, and low energy?
Depression
Which term describes physical or physiological symptoms that occur when someone stops using a substance?
Withdrawal
What is the name of the program founded in 1935 that uses a 12-step model for alcohol recovery?
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
What term is used for the people around you who help you throughout your recovery?
Support network
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David's parents have three kids: Snap, Crackle, and who?
David
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Which disorder involves excessive worry and physical symptoms like muscle tension or restlessness?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Which term refers to needing more of a substance to get the same effect?
Tolerance
What is the technique called where you imagine the full negative consequences of using rather than just the initial high?
Playing the tape through
Which daily practice involves writing down thoughts, feelings, or experiences to improve upon one's self?
Journaling
What goes through cities and towns, but doesn't move?
A road
Which trauma-related condition can include flashbacks, nightmares, and avoidance of reminders of the event?
PTSD
Which brain chemical is heavily involved in reward and motivation and is strongly affected by substance use?
Dopamine
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What does HALT stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Which coping skills focuses on slow respirations that activates the body's relaxation resonse?
Deep/diaphragmatic breathing
What has many keys but can't open a single lock?
A piano
Which cognitive distortion involves seeing things as all good or all bad with no middle ground?
Black-and-white or all-or-nothing thinking
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What is the term that describes the brain's ability to adapt after trauma or substance use by creating new pathways and connections?
Neuroplasticity
Which stage of change is when someone identifies they have a problem but is still deciding if they want to take action?
Contemplation
Which practice involves focusing attention on the present moment without judgment?
Mindfulness
A butcher stands at six feet and one inch tall, and wears size 12 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat
Which therapeutic technique focuses on CHANGING thought patterns? HINT: 3 letters
CBT
Which part of the brain is responsible for decision-making, impulse control, and planning?
Prefrontal cortex
Which therapy skill teaches people to challenge irrational or distorted thoughts?
Cognitive restructuring
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Which category of techniques asks you to focus attention on your senses and the present moment to reduce anxiety? Example: 5-4-3-2-1 technique
Grounding
With pointed fangs, I sit and wait. With piercing force, I crunch out fate. Grabbing victims, proclaiming might. Physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
A stapler