Relapsing Prevention
This strategy involves identifying high-risk situations, triggers, and coping skills to avoid returning to old patterns of behavior.
What is relapse prevention planning?
Avoiding Triggers
This area of the brain is associated with decision-making, impulse control, and regulating emotions, and is often impaired in people with addiction
What is the prefrontal cortex?
People in recovery can experience occasional cravings, but these do not always lead to relapse if they have the right coping mechanisms.
What is True?
This type of love, often associated with a strong sense of care and support, can play a key role in healing from addiction and recovery.
What is unconditional love?
In recovery, this practice of sharing one’s feelings and struggles honestly can help build trust and promote healing.
What is being truthful or honesty?
This type of therapy helps individuals learn how to manage triggers and prevent relapse by focusing on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This neurotransmitter, often referred to as the "feel-good" chemical, is involved in the reward system and is heavily impacted by addiction.
What is dopamine?
A person in recovery should avoid confronting the underlying emotions that led to their addiction in order to maintain their sobriety.
What is False? (Addressing underlying emotions is crucial in the recovery process.)