Behaviors
Ability to control urges.
Impulse Control
Main neurotransmitter used by the reward pathway.
Dopamine
The belief that you'll be successful in a particular situation or at a specific task.
Self-confidence
Denial stage of change. Unwilling to acknowledge the problem.
Precontemplation
4th level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.
Esteem
Impulsive decision to satisfy your wants and desires at that current moment.
Instant Gratification
Main neurotransmitter that helps relieve stress and pain.
Endorphins
A behavior in which a person makes poor choices that places themselves or others in harm.
Risky Behavior
type of motivation that comes from within.
Internal Motivation
Being aware of the present moment without judgement
Mindfulness
Ability to wait on what you want.
Delayed Gratification
Main neurotransmitter that helps with body temperature, sleep, mood, and appetite.
Serotonin
Factors that increases a person's chances of developing something unhealthy
Risk Factors
Stage where you create a plan for change but haven't started it yet.
Preparation
Can be called "centering" as a strategy to help with reducing overwhelming feelings.
Grounding
A habit that you become reliant on to make you feel better.
Addiction
Handles reasoning, grows during pre-teen years, pruned back during adolescence, increasing impulsive, risk-taking behaviors - and susceptibility to addiction.
Prefrontal Cortex
List at least 3 types of protective factors
Solid Recovery Support, Healthy Relationships, Consistent Sleep, Low stress, supportive friends, Stable Housing, good medical care, access to transportation, communication, healthy lifestyle (takes meds, eats, exercises, etc.), using coping skills and relaxation techniques.
Stage of change in which a person has admitted to needing to change but struggles with starting to make the actual change.
Contemplation
A term used to describe 2 or more disorders that occur in the same person.
Co-Occurring
Thoughts or behaviors that effect your motivation and personal growth and has a negative impact on your life?
Anticipation of this _____ motivates us to repeat important human behaviors like eating, having fun or falling in love. It also motivates us to engage in risky behaviors like taking drugs.
Pleasure
List at least 3 of the 4 types of Risk Factors
Situational/Environmental
Biological
Puberty/Hormones
Drug Use
Stage of change in which a person returns to past behaviors that they were trying to get away from.
Relapse
______ stops the development of brain circuits that are needed for healthy impulse control.
Drug use