Communication Styles
Name the four most common communication styles.
What are assertive, passive, passive-aggressive, and aggressive.
"Life is _____% what happens to me and ______% how I react to it."
What are 10% and 90%?
Name a value that might have led Batman to become a crime fighter.
What is justice, honesty, fairness, and/or safety?
Name 3 different types of triggers for substance use.
What are....?
Anything related to people, places, and things.
Withdrawal symptoms of marijuana include _____________.
Name 2
What are irritability, trouble sleeping, decreased appetite, and anxiety?
Not finishing or doing a sloppy job on your goal work because you are upset at staff is an example of __________.
What is passive-aggressive communication?
Thinking you should get something without the responsibility of working for it.
Name the thinking error.
What is entitlement?
_________ are important to us and guide our goals and behaviors.
What are values?
Name 3 negative long-term health effects of repeated marijuana use.
What are mental health problems, learning and memory problems (if heavy use begins during youth), chronic cough, respiratory infections, addiction?
“I used to like getting high, but not so much anymore. I need help, but I don't know if I can stop.”
Name the stage of change.
What is contemplation?
Using “I” statements and saying “please” is common when using this communication style.
What is assertive communication?
When someone reports a crime, this may be viewed as snitching. Name an alternative belief?
What is acting as a responsible citizen/doing the right thing?
Name 3 of the values discussed in group last week and a belief associated with each one.
Formaldehyde, cyanide, and ammonia are chemicals produced when burning _________.
What is tobacco?
At high doses, promethazine-codeine cough syrup (lean) misuse can lead to overdose or death due to ________?
What is respiratory failure/slowed breathing?
Mixing with alcohol or other drugs increases the risk.
When you focus on your own needs, even if it might be disrespectful to the other person. Communicating this way may get you what you want in the short-term, but usually has negative consequences later (e.g., lose relationships and feel badly about yourself in the long-term).
Name the communication style.
What is aggressive communication?
When you do something wrong and somebody sees it and reports you, who is responsible for the consequences?
Who is you/I/me?
When our _______ are not in line with our values, our outcomes may be unhelpful or harmful, and we may not reach out goals.
What are behaviors/actions?
Xanax and other central nervous system depressants slow down brain activity and cause other effects such as _________.
What are slurred speech, shallow/slowed breathing, sleepiness, disorientation, lack of coordination?
High doses of stimulants such as Adderall, Ritalin, crystal meth can cause effects such as _________.
Name 3 effects.
What are increased blood pressure, high body temperature, irregular heartbeat, decreased sleep, decreased appetite, intense anger or paranoia, seizures and stroke?
This is the most effective way to communicate your emotions and thoughts to others.
What is assertive communication?
When you refuse to accept responsibility for the physical, emotional, or financial impact of your behavior on others.
Name the thinking error.
What is lack of empathy?
We can’t always control what happens to us, but we are responsible for our _________, ___________, and ____________.
What are our beliefs, feelings, and behaviors/actions?
When Bruce Wayne saw his parents killed, he could have thought that the world is unsafe and stayed inside his mansion. Instead, even with that belief he was able to become Batman. Name 3 things that might have empowered him to take action.
What were his supports, coping skills, values, resources, and what he chose to do with that belief.
What are 2 ways you can effectively refuse someone's offer to use drugs?