Relapse Prevention
Mental States that people often experience before, during or after drug use.
what is internal triggers?
Feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense,crime, wrong....whether real or imagined.
What is Guilt?
All addictive substances studied cause a change in.
What is dopamine levels?
Physical and emotional limits we set to protect ourselves from being manipulated or used by others.
What are boundaries?
Expressing your point of view in a way that is clear and direct, while still respecting others
What is assertive communication?
It is the way you think and feel about yourself
What is self-esteem?
Outside events, places and things, or times that an individual has learned to associate with drug and alcohol use.
What is an external trigger?
Feeling of inferiority. The perception of oneself as a failure or feeling unacceptable to others.
What is shame?
Neurotransmitter in charge of pleasure and motivation.
What is dopamine?
Someone else has a problem, you want to help them to the point that you give up yourself.
What is caretaking?
Minimize conflict, control anger, have your needs better met, have more positive relationships with friends, family and others.
What are the benefits of assertive communication?
Be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best.
What are the Four Agreements?
Sights, sounds, smells, taste and touches that remind an individual of drug use.
What is a sensory trigger?
Change in emotions toward the self from negative to positive.
What is self -forgiveness?
The plant based drugs.
What are the most addictive?
Low self-esteem, Low levels of narcissism, Familial dysfunction, Depression, Anxiety, Stress
What are some symptoms of Co-dependency?
Not speaking up for yourself, either because you think your views don’t matter or for reasons like trying to please everyone or ‘keep the peace
What is passive communication?
When negative thoughts and feelings take root early in life, they can become powerful thought patterns that form
What are habits of thinking?
Obsessive thoughts about drugs and alcohol that are not interrupted lead to this.
What are cravings?
Viewing self-forgiveness as “letting yourself off the hook,” as if self-judgment is the only way to improve.
What are obstacles to Self-Forgiveness?
When a substance is used repeatedly over time this develops.
What is tolerance?
Going out of the way to sacrifice your own needs to accommodate other people.
What is people-pleasing?
listening to encourage respect, understanding, while gaining information and perspective.
What is active listening?
Beliefs that define what is most important to you.
What are personal values?
The stages of relapse.
what are emotional, mental and physical relapse?
The untruths can perpetuate negative feelings we have about ourselves.
What are irrational thoughts and beliefs that fuel shame and inappropriate guilt.
The ventral tegmental area (VTA), the nucleus accumbens, and the prefrontal cortex.
What is the reward pathway?
Going against personal value or rights in order to please others. Giving as much as you can for the sake of giving. Taking as much as you can for the sake of taking. Letting others define you. Expecting others to fill your need automatically. Feeling bad or guilty when you say no.
What are unhealthy boundaries?
Taking responsibility for your feelings will help you improve your communication when you feel upset or angry. One way to achieve this is by using______statements.
What are "I" statements?
inability to feel pleasure.
What is anhendonia?