Brain Chemistry
Body’s stress hormone/chemical.
What is adrenaline?
Peer-led or clinician-led group meetings that offer shared accountability, community, and reduced isolation
What is Group Therapy?
Focusing fully on the speaker without interrupting; repeating back what is said to prevent misunderstanding.
What is active listening?
Complete avoidance of any mood- or mind-altering substance, illicit, prescription, or otherwise.
What is abstinence-based treatment?
The ability to recognize and understand one's own emotions
What is self-awareness?
The junction where a nerve cell communicates with another cell using chemical messengers
What is a neurotransmitter synapse?
Focuses heavily on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness skills.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
Shifting internal dialogue toward honesty and self-compassion.
What is positive self-talk?
Focus on minimizing negative consequences, incremental change, and prioritizing safety over mandatory abstinence.
What is harm reduction?
The skills and ability to build meaningful relationships with others and deepen one’s understanding of themselves and others
What is social competence?
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What are social skills?
Body’s “feel good” hormone.
What is dopamine?
Teaches individuals to spot negative thought patterns, recognize personal triggers, and build relapse prevention skills.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Stating needs and personal boundaries clearly and respectfully without being aggressive or passive.
What is assertive communication?
The prescription of opioid narcotics to patients in combination with counseling and other social services
What is medication-assisted treatment?
The ability to manage and express emotions appropriately
What is self-regulation?
Body’s chemical messengers.
What are neurotransmitters?
Helps resolve mixed feelings about quitting and builds internal drive to change behavior.
What is Motivational Interviewing?
Taking ownership of feelings rather than assigning blame with statements like “You make me mad”.
What is “I-Statements”?
Structured, but flexible treatment approach that allows therapeutic support while encouraging engagement in daily societal life.
What is Intensive Outpatient Program treatment?
The drive to fulfill one’s inner needs and goals
What is motivation?
This chemical helps control mood, emotional stability, and sleep-wake cycle.
What is serotonin?
Gives tangible, positive rewards (like vouchers or privileges) for maintaining sobriety and attending treatment sessions.
What is Contingency Management?
Naming feelings aloud rather than hiding or repressing stressors that might lead to relapse.
What is emotional labeling
A structured, intensive daytime treatment for addiction that provides 5 to 8 hours of clinical care daily, five days a week, without requiring an overnight stay
What is Partial Hospitalization Program treatment?
The ability to understand other people’s feelings and perspective
What is empathy?