Models of Addiction
Counseling Techniques
Neurobiology of Addiction
Substance Use and Relapse
Recovery Concepts
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This model views addiction primarily as a disease of the brain.

What is the Disease Model?

100

This core counseling technique encourages clients to live in the present and enhances their awareness and coping strategies.

What is mindfulness?

100

The main neurotransmitter associated with the brain's reward system.

What is dopamine?

100

This term refers to a singular event of substance use after a period of abstinence, often seen as less severe than a full relapse.

What is a lapse?

100

This term describes the process by which some individuals achieve significant healing from addiction without formal treatment interventions.

What is natural recovery?

200

The model that argues addiction involves voluntary behavior and personal responsibility.

What is the Choice Model?

200

P.A.C.E. in counseling stands for this set of key concepts.

What are Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy?

200

The relative level of emotional and motivational power of cues  .

What is incentive salience?

200

This effect describes how breaking a self-set rule can lead to larger violations.

What is the Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE)?

200

These resources, encompassing personal, social, and community elements, help sustain long-term recovery from substance use disorders.

What is recovery capital?

300

Emphasizing addiction as a learned behavior influenced by neuroplasticity, this model addresses repeated behaviors.

What is the Learning Model?

300

CRAFT focuses on empowering these individuals to support recovery.

Who are families?

300

The main function of the prefrontal cortex.

What is decision making?

300

At any point, including decades after last use, a return to substance use can occur and is known as this.

What is a relapse?

300

These medications are often used in conjunction with therapy to manage cravings and support recovery from substance use disorders.

What is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)?

400

This term highlights the brain's ability to adapt and reorganize itself, relevant to addiction studies.

What is neuroplasticity?

400

In motivational interviewing, this technique is used to resolve a client's mixed feelings and foster their own arguments for change.

What is eliciting/evoking change talk?
400

The brain reactivity term related to increased response to substance cues, such as stress.

What is sensitization?

400

Distinct from relapse, this term involves full-scale return to previous behaviors.

What is recidivism?

400

A state in addiction recovery where drug-related symptoms decrease or are absent, signifying successful progress.

What is remission?

500

According to Morgan (2019), this type of factor is often overlooked in models that focus on individual addiction, highlighting the need for a broader perspective.  

What are social and environmental influences?

500

This approach integrates addiction and trauma treatment simultaneously.

What is Seeking Safety?

500

This neurotransmitter encourages bonding and attachment.

What is oxytocin?

500

This syndrome associated with withdrawal primarily involves psychological and emotional challenges.

What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)?

500

This approach emphasizes exploring personal experiences without judgment to foster self-compassion and progress in therapy.

What is mindful acceptance?