Coping Skills
What is a coping skill in recovery?
A coping skill is a strategy that an individual uses to deal with something.
This term refers to the prescribed schedule and dosage for taking medication to effectively manage symptoms and promote recovery.
Medication Management
What are the two types of stress?
Eustress (Positive) and Distress (Bad)
These types of food have excellent sources of fiber
Leafy green Vegetables
This is a term to describe an event when an individual returns to an habitual or cyclic behavior of substance abuse or alcoholism.
Relapse
This self-care activity involves engaging in enjoyable and meaningful activities to promote relaxation and well-being.
Leisure activities
This needs to happen when a person’s medication is no longer working at it’s original potency
Contact their doctor for a possible medication adjustment
What is the hormone that is released on the body when it undergoes chronic and overwhelming stress?
Cortisol
These types of foods have excellence sources of vitamins and minerals
Fruits
These are indicators help prompt a person when they are at risk for possible relapse or decompensation
Warning signs
This coping skill involves setting clear limits and communicating assertively to protect one’s physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
Establishing Healthy Boundaries
This term describes the practice of following healthcare provider recommendations, including medication regimens, therapy sessions, and lifestyle modifications, to optimize health outcomes.
‘Medication compliance’ or ‘treatment adherence’
The practice of being thankful for and recognizing what you have
Gratitude
This communication skill involves fully concentrating, understanding, responding, and remembering what is being said.
Active listening
Any external or internal stimuli that elicits an individual to crave using illicit substances or alcohol
Triggers
This coping skill involves developing a plan to identify triggers, implement coping strategies, and seek support to prevent a return to harmful behaviors.
Relapse Prevention Plan
These are the physical or psychological signs and indicators of a particular illness or condition.
Symptoms
What are some good stress management techniques?
Deep breathing, meditation, imagery, body scaning
These types of cues include facial expressions, body language, gestures, and eye contact.
Non-verbal communication
This term refers to the network of friends, family members, support groups, and healthcare professionals who provide encouragement, guidance, and practical assistance in managing the disease.
Social Support System
This coping skill involves bringing intentional awareness to the present moment, often through practices like meditation, deep breathing, or body scanning.
Mindfulness
These are changes individuals can make to their daily routines, habits, and behaviors to improve their health outcomes and manage their disease more effectively.
Lifestyle changes
Why is chronic distress so bad for the body?
It causes inflammation to bodily organs, which in turns causes chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, chronic migraines, body aches, etc.
This form of communication is direct, not disrespectful and enables a person to communicate their emotions and feelings clearly
Assertive communication
This skill involves recognizing early warning signs of relapse, such as changes in mood, behavior, or thought patterns, before they escalate.
Self-awareness