Wildcard
Drugs and Drug Testing
Beyond
Happy/Mad/Sad...Name the Emotion
Mental Health
Facts About the Courthouse
100

True or False:  Only your attorney can refer you to a specialty court.

FALSE.  Anyone (even you) can refer a defendant to a specialty court.

100

This is what you should do if you forget to call the drug screen hotline.

What is communicate with my probation officer and report the following business day for an on demand screen?

100

This is how you feel when you believe demands are beyond your ability to cope successfully.

What is feeling Stressed? 

Stressful situations cause body reactions and mind/emotion reactions. 

(or overwhelmed--which is a more extreme level of stress, an emotional or cognitive intensity to the point of feeling unable to function)?

100

This is the number for the suicide and crisis prevention hotline.

What is 988?

100

This is the time court starts in 104.

What is 1:30pm?

200

These are all examples of ______________.

Praise, granting requests to travel, phase promotion, gift cards, graduation 

What are incentives?

200

The specialty court team could respond with this if I submit a diluted urine sample.

What is a sanction?

200

This word is used to describe a chain of negative thoughts about bad things that might happen in the future.

What is Worry?


Worry and anxiety go hand in hand...worry is the thinking part of anxiety. 

200

This is a suicide prevention technique often described as QPR.


What is Question, Persuade, Refer?

200
True or False: you can get married at the McHenry County Courthouse.

True.

300

In problem-solving court, we expect nearly everyone--even if you are brand new--to be ________.

What is HONEST?

300

Name one overdose effect of amphetamines (like Adderall, Vyvanse)

What is: agitation, increased body temperature, hallucinations, convulsions OR possible death?
300

This is the emotion we experience during times of uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure.

What is vulnerability?


Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage.  Courage requires willingness to lean into uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure.


300

It is hard to problem-solve an emotional situation if you don’t have your _____ straight.

What are facts?

300

This is a place where you can ask for help about all kinds of cases, from evictions to divorces.  The help you get is not legal advice, but this office can help show you the forms to use to achieve what you want.

What is the self-help desk?

Or the library.  Our librarian is very helpful.

400

This is the ability to resist immediate rewards in favor of larger, later benefits that contribute to personal success.

HINT:  "Delayed ________."

 

What is delayed gratification?

400

Common brand names for this class of medication are Valium, Xanax, Ativan and Klonopin.  

What are Benzodiazepines?  

400

When we want something someone else has, we are feeling ______.

What is ENVY?

Sometimes envy is hostile (I want what you have and I want you to feel bad). Other times envy is not hostile (I want what you have and you can have it too).

400

This part of the brain regulates impulsivity and decision-making and it is not thought to be fully developed until a person is in their 20's.  

What is the prefrontal cortex? 

400

This is the name of a dog who works at the courthouse.

What Louie (in probation) or Honey (in court administration)?

500

This is the national 1-800 number people who have a gambling problem can call for help.

What is 1-800-GAMBLER?

500

EtG and EtS are metabolites of this substance and can be detected in urine testing.  

What is alcohol?

500

This is what you feel when you own your mistakes, apologize and make amends

What is ACCOUNTABILITY?

500

This is a natural chemical that is also considered a hormone.  It contributes to overall health in a number of ways, but low levels are commonly associated with depression--which is why you might be prescribed an SSRI if you have low levels and symptoms of depression.

What is serotonin?


NOTE: SSRI's are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

500

This is the NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION that employs victim advocates to help petitioners fill out a Petition for an Order of Protection.

What is Turning Point?