Mental Health Basics
This condition often includes persistent sadness, loss of interest, and low energy.
What is Depression
: Addiction is considered this type of disease — chronic or temporary?
What is Chronic?
Taking slow, deep breaths is an example of this relaxation technique.
What is coping skills?
A person, place, or feeling that increases cravings is called this.
What is Triggers?
This 12-step program is for individuals recovering from alcohol addiction.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
This mental health condition involves excessive worry and fear about everyday situations.
what is anxiety disorder
This term describes uncomfortable physical and emotional symptoms after stopping a substance.
What is withdrawl?
Writing about thoughts and feelings in a notebook is called this.
What is Journaling?
: Having a written strategy for difficult moments is called a ______ plan.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
This 12-step fellowship supports those recovering from drug addiction.
What is Narcotics Anonymous (NA)?
This chemical messenger in the brain affects mood, sleep, and appetite.
What is serotonin?
This stage of recovery involves recognizing there is a problem.
What is acknowledgment (or awareness)?
Calling a sponsor or trusted friend is an example of using this.
What is support system?
Emotional relapse, mental relapse, and this type are the three stages of relapse.
What is physical relapse?
A trained professional who provides mental health therapy is called this.
What is a therapist (or counselor)?
This therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This medication is commonly used to reverse opioid overdoses.
What is naloxone?
The HALT acronym reminds us to check if we are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or what?
What is Tired?
Avoiding high-risk situations is an example of this coping strategy.
What is boundary setting (or risk avoidance)?
Peer support from someone with lived experience is often called a ______ specialist.
What is a peer recovery specialist?
This mental health crisis service number can be called or texted in the U.S.
What is 988?
This recovery principle emphasizes progress, not perfection
What is one day at a time?
This grounding technique involves identifying 5 things you see, 4 you feel, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, and 1 you taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
This concept means returning to use does not erase past progress.
What is recovery is a process?
This word describes showing kindness and understanding toward yourself during recovery
What is self-compassion?