Communication Skills
Eye contact, Facial Expression, Posture, Breathing, Gestures are examples of this communication
What is non-verbal communication
what is addiction?
chronic illness that involves compulsive seeking and taking of substance or performing of an activity despite negative or harmful consequences
What is anger
Anger is a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure or hostility
Anger can also be an emotion characterized by antagonism towards someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong.
Anger can sometimes be a good thing; as it can give you a way to express negative feelings, for example or motivate you to find solutions to problems.
Effects that can cause miscommunication
What is culture, emoption, development/ cognitive challenges, mental health considerations, preoccpied thinking
why do people take/ use drugs. name four reasons
- to fit in
- to escape
- peer pressure
- self medicate
-to experiment
- they want to change something about their lives
Assertive Anger
A constructive form of anger expression. Rather than avoiding a conversation or being prone outburst assertive anger is used as a healthy form of expression of frustration to make positive change. This can look like expressing how you feel in a positive, safe way.
what is an example of interpersonal relationships?
Family - parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, caregivers, and guardians
How do drugs work
•Drugs are essentially poisons. The amount taken determines the effect. A small amount acts as a stimulant (speeds you up). A greater amount acts as a sedative (slows you down). An even larger amount poisons and can kill.
•many drugs have another liability: they directly affect the mind. They can distort the user’s perception of what is happening around him or her. As a result, the person’s actions may be odd, irrational, inappropriate and even destructive
Ways to cope with anger
Engage with a therapist
Attend Counseling
Learn ways to process, communicate and cope
Identify your triggers
Find hobbies to keep yourself occupied
what are the four key areas for improving communication
1. learn to listen
2. understanding non-verbal communication
3. emotional awareness and management
4. questioning skills
what is Heroine? name the short term and the long term effects.
three points for each effect
•usually injected, snorted or smoked.
•enters the brain rapidly but makes people think and react slowly, impairing their decision-making ability.
•Injecting the drug can create a risk of AIDS, hepatitis (liver disease) and other diseases caused by infected needles.
short term effects
•Abusers experience clouded mental functioning, nausea and vomiting.
•Awareness of pain may be suppressed.
•Pregnant women can suffer spontaneous abortion.
•Cardiac (heart) functions slow down and breathing is severely slowed, sometimes to the point of death.
long term effects
•Scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels, heart valves, abscesses and other soft‑tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
•Sharing of needles or fluids may result in hepatitis, AIDS and other blood‑borne virus diseases.
Judgemental Anger
A reaction to some perceived slight, someone else flaws or an injustice against you/someone else. Identified in peoples core beliefs and basic perspective or understanding of the world. (ex I’m better than everyone else)
the fourth area of communication that most people struggle in. give the name and definition
Questioning: it is a very good way to obtain more information about a particular topic, or simple starting a conversation and keeping it going. Those with good questioning skills are more often also seen as very good listeners.
name four different types of treatment and define the treatment
Individual therapy, group therapy, support groups, medication therapy,
Self-Abusive Anger
Tends to be connected with shame. Type of anger is generally seen in people experiencing low self-esteem or feeling of worthlessness/hopelessness. Self abusive anger can look like negative feelings being taken out on yourself (ex harming yourself, alcohol, drug use, eating disorder and negative self talk)