Coping Skills
Recovery1
Relapse Prevention
MISC
Recovery2
100

A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad.

What is Gratitude.

100

MAT is the acronym for this.

What is medication assisted treatment?

100

What are the three stages of relapse? 

Mental, Emotional, Physical 

100

(1970's) This iconic musician is one of the top earning deceased celebrities today, still earning over 50 million/year for his music despite dying from complications of prescription drug addiction in 1977

Who is Elvis Presley?

100

This reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

What is Narcan or naloxone.

200

Telling oneself over and over that you are capable or able is known as practicing what?

What is Positive affirmations 

200

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

What is the Serenity Prayer?

200

Define the difference between a lapse and a relapse. 

Lapse- One time setback/use, able to continue with recovery. 

Relapse- Continued use, back to old using behaviors. 

200

What has thirteen hearts but no other organs?

A deck of cards.

200

The month that raises awareness of addiction and recovery and the color associated for Recovery.

What is September and Purple?

300

A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting ones feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations

What is Mindfulness/meditation 

300

Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)

What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.

300

What does H.A.L.T stand for in recovery?

Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired

300

Hollywood's baddest bad boy, who toned down his crazy behavior for TV's famous comedy Two and a Half Men, and is reportedly over 3 years sober.

Who is Charlie Sheen?

300

________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction

What is dopamine?

400

The practice of taking action to improve one's own health.

What is self-care?

400

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

What is step 9?

400

What is an internal trigger?

What is an external trigger?

Internal: Thought or feeling that creates a craving to use 

External: People, places, or things that creates a craving to use

400

This famous rapper was addicted to sleeping medications and is now in recovery

Who is Eminem?

400

What does SMART stand for?

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Bound

500

A method of tensing and relaxing muscle groups all over the body.

What is progressive muscle relaxation. 

500

What are the 5 stages of change?

Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance

500

This is the process by which the addicted brain invents excuses that allow the person in recovery to edge close enough to relapse situations that accidents can happen.

What is justification?

500

This recovery celebrity was a judge on American Idol, has chart-topping songs, and is married to superstar Nicole Kidman

Who is Keith Urban?

500

Describe what Cognitive Distortions are in Recovery.  

Cognitive distortions are negatively exaggerated or irrational thoughts about ourselves. They’re usually negative assumptions we have about ourselves or ways of thinking in which you attempt to convince yourself something positive isn’t true.

(Ex: Catastrophizing, Disqualifying the Positives, All or nothing thinking, Jumping to conclusions)