Triggers
to ensure I've reflected on all possible existing triggers, I completed a trigger ____________.
Inventory.
Name 3 types of recovery meetings.
AA, NA, SMART
This is a suggested daily practice, which has psychological benefits including: increased happiness, mood elevation (depression).
Gratitude.
Per step #9 in the big book, we have to formally make ________ to our families and loved ones.
Amends.
These are a personal choice but can be a useful tool in recovery.
(MATS) Medication Assisted Treatment.
Name 4 types of triggers.
People, places, things, emotional.
"The things you do for yourself die with you; the things you do for other people gives you your own immortality." D.E.
This refers to what practice?
Service work.
What are 3 appointments that need to be scheduled (and attended!!) upon discharge?
Therapy, Psychiatry, Primary care.
This is a useful tool in ensuring communication with my family is sound and healthy, and requires members to address any conflicts or challenges head on.
Family therapy.
The body keeps __________.
The score.
It's important to have a _______ when forecasting being around potential triggers in early recovery.
Plan/exit plan.
Name two recovery texts.
Big Book, Traditions.
The best practice for mindfulness is:
Meditation.
In times of conflict with family, unresolved issues can often lead to __________. ________, is a significant emotion/offender of relapse in early recovery.
Resentment.
in the USA we are highly rewarded for being _______. It's important to ensure I'm maintaining a health work/life balance.
Stressed.
The goal with triggers to create and increase __________.
FRICTION.
Active recovery programming requires us to reflect on old habits. It takes _______ days or more to develop a new habit.
90.
It is recommended that you be mindful of ________ addictions in recovery. These can be slippery slopes due to its mimicked effects of dopamine on the brain.
Process Addictions.
I must be mindful of ___________ in our relationships. My well-being should not depend on that of another.
Codependency
True or False: Methamphetamine and cocaine produce 3x the amount of dopamine in the brain, and effect brain chemistry differently than all other addictive substances.
FALSE. ALL drugs effect the chemistry of the brain equally.
Explain how triggers are formulated in the brain.
(Glutamate)
the two fastest ways to level out dopamine and do the work of the frontal cortex are:
Personal Development, and Spiritual Growth. 90 days!
Name 2 saboteurs, and explain how they can be harmful in recovery.
Stickler, Hypervigilant, Hyper-Achiever, Pleaser, Victim, Hyper-Rational, Control, Restless, Avoider, The Judge.
When family dysfunction, maladaptive behaviors, etc. are passed along from adults to children this is an example of _____________.
Generational Trauma.
In order for something to be classified as a disease, it needs to fit into the disease model. What is the disease model for addiction?
Organ (Brain), Cause (broken pleasure rewards system), Symptoms (LC, Craving, CUDNC).