Protective Factors
Ability to talk about problems and ask for practical help
What is Social Support
True or False: Marijuana holds no harmful effects as it is a natural product, from a plant
What is FALSE
Believing in our ability so greatly that it can cause us setbacks or problems in relation to recovery and mental health
What is Overconfidence
A powerful, addictive, central nervous system depressant produced by fermentation of yeast.
What is alcohol
What is True
Considered to be the "Gateway Drug"
What is Marijuana?
People, places, and things are all examples of what?
What are Triggers?
"If I'm not perfect, I have failed."
What is all or nothing thinking? (AKA: Black and white thinking)
Adequate exercise or physical activity and a balanced and healthy diet.
What is Physical Health?
A chronic, relapsing disease with prolonged effects on the brain.
What is ADDICTION
This famous rock star died officially of heart failure, but after his death reportedly was found to contain high dosages of, among other things, the opiates Dilaudid, Percodan, and Demerol, as well as Quaaludes and codeine.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Needing to drink more to experience the same effect.
What is Tolerance
Escalating drug dose needed, withdrawal symptoms appear if abruptly stopped.
What is Physical Dependence
Your body requires larger amounts of a drug to get the same effect.
What is Tolerance?
Name the stages of relapse in order.
Emotional, mental, physical
Only paying attention to certain types of evidence.
What is Mental Filter?
Belief that ones self has value and acceptance of personal flaws, weaknesses, and mistakes.
What is Self-Esteem?
Compulsive drug-seeking behavior despite negative health and social consequences.
What is Psychological Dependency?
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique
What is Mindfulness?
When blood alcohol concentration is > 0.08%
What is ILLEGAL (drunk driving)
Name of an illicit drug derived from morphine.
What is Heroin
The occurrence of mental and physical problems when someone who is addicted stoops using a drug.
What is Withdrawal?
Trusted individuals that you can go to for support and reflection.
What is a Sober Support Network?
Discounting the good things that have happened or that you have done for some reason or another. "That doesn't count."
What is Disqualifying the Positive?
Does not ruminate on mistakes, personal flaws, or problems, and the ability to consider personal strengths and weaknesses rationally.
What is Healthy Thinking?
(T/F): People with addiction can be cured.
What is FALSE? There is ALWAYS the potential for relapse, especially when stress overload is high.
The first step of treatment
What is detoxification
Consuming a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
What is Binge Drinking
Greek word for 'stupor'.
What is Narcotic
When drugs become a central part of a person's life, causing depression if not used.
What is Dependence?
Meetings you can go to for support outside of treatment.
What are AA/NA Meetings?
Assuming that because we feel a certain way what we think must be true. "I feel embarrassed so I must be an idiot."
What is Emotional Reasoning?
Meaningful involvement in work, education, or other roles.
What is sense of purpose
Psychotherapy, Medications, Mindfulness, and Counseling.
What is FALSE
Unscramble this word
buscatsen
The only way to cure alcohol intoxication.
What is Time
Drug with the highest overdose death rate.
What is Fentanyl
A major symptom when a cocaine abuser enters withdrawal.
What is Anxiety?
Making a list of warning signs, social supports, and coping skills to avoid relapse.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
Blowing things out of proportion.
What is magnification? (Will also accept catastrophising)