Relapse Prevention
Thinking it will be okay to use just once is an example of what?
Return to active use and old behaviors after a period of remission. The recovery plan is abandoned.
What is relapse?
These are recovery tools that bring you closer to understanding your inner self and prepare you to cope outside of treatment.
What are the core skills?
This is the part of us that is emotion-driven and impulsive. This part of us doesn't think, but reacts on feeling and memories. It keeps us stuck in old ways.
What is habit self?
Treatment, AA, NA, Celebrate recovery, sponsor
What is two resources you will have to support your recovery?
A single, unplanned use of alcohol or drugs
What is a slip?
This skill helps you think through what is likely to happen as a consequence of your behavior.
What is forecasting?
This is one of the Three Mind States. It is made up of raw emotions and emotion driven thoughts and are based on our beliefs and impulses at the moment.
What is Emotional Mind?
This skill encourages you to make an honest effort to understand another point of view about any situation you are considering.
What is view-switching?
This is the part of us the thinks and reasons. It isn't triggered by aggression or defensiveness and is full of solutions. It is wise and patient.
What is Inner Self?
6. Which of the following is not a phrase that is useful in Relapse Prevention: a. Demand Self-Perfection. b. First Things First. c. One day at a time. d. This to Shall Pass.
a. Demand Self-Perfection
What should you do when listing people that are triggers for you?
What is be specific and use their names?
The goal of recovery is to...
What is make your life better
This skill helps you choose something, such as your recovery, as being more important than something else.
What is prioritizing?
This is one of the Three Mind States. It is focused on problem solving and solutions. This state doesn't only know what to do but gets us to follow through with what should be done.
What is Wise Mind?
Something you should do in order to avoid people that will be triggers for you in recovery.
What is change your phone number etc...?
This skill helps you recognize in any situation, current or future, what could trigger you to use drugs or alcohol, neglect your mental health, or act out in self destructive behaviors.
What is danger-spotting?
This is what we are stuck in when we're in our emotional mind that is driven by raw emotions such as anger or depression and don't believe there is a better way or are unwilling to find a better way.
What is cycle of suffering?