Communication
Aggressive, Passive Aggressive, Passive and Assertive
What are communication Styles
What neurotransmitter is responsible for reward, motivation, and attention?
Dopamine
What is the term that refers to identifying risks of returning to substance use and identifying strategies to avoid it.
Relapse Prevention
"I am a bad person if I get Angry"
What is an anger false belief
5 positive coping skills
What are: mediation, call someone/sponsor, go to a meeting, music, nature, prayer, distraction techniques, go have coffee with a sober friend, hang out with family, go to the park, walk my dog, art...
The Healthy Communication Style
What is Assertive
Neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of contentment, calm, and relaxation
Serotonin
What substance led to the most deaths last year? (480,000)
Tobacco
Give 2 examples of how your body responds to anger, physiologically
What is: your face flushes, your fists clinch, your posture becomes more erect, you speak louder, your muscles twitch, you get tunnel vision, your blood pressure rises, your body shakes, you get an increased supply of adrenaline...
This is what you use if you don't have a sponsor yet or they don't answer the phone
What is a "men's phone list" or a "women's phone list"
The simple definition of Assertive Communication
What is "Say what you mean, mean what you say, but don't say it mean."
Name 3 peer support resources for mental health or substance use.
___ Anonymous, SMART Recovery, Refuse/Dharma Recovery, LifeRing, SIRA, RAINN, Al-anon/Alateen, Celebrate Recovery, NSPL, Trevor Project, etc.
Describe the difference between substance USE, substance ABUSE, substance MISUSE, and substance DEPENDANCE
Substance use (simply using a substance), substance abuse (using an unhealthy amount of a substance), substance misuse (using substances outside of their intended purpose), substance dependance (depending on a substance physically or psychologically)
Behavior such as making insults, being rude, name calling shouting and using profanity are forms of this
What is verbal aggression
Expressing things you appreciate from your day/life is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude, or being grateful
Expressing yourself with little regard for others' rights
What is Aggressive communication
What does C.B.T. stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Term that refers to the presence of a mental health disorder and a substance abuse disorder in the same individual.
What is a Dual Diagnosis or Co-Occurring Disorders
This can be a cause of a resentments
What is "Should"
The act of expressing positive things about yourself, your character, and optimism.
positive Affirmations
A healthy form of Assertive Communication
What are "I" statements
A hormone that prepares the body to respond to stress.
What is Adrenaline
What are two categories of triggers?
External (People, places & things) and internal (Thoughts, feelings, and emotions) or Sensory
Give an example of irrational self talk that feeds anger
What is: Blaming; have to, must, need; Rhetorical questions; absolutes; loaded words
Do this before leaving treatment
What is: start building a sober support network or get into the next level of care program
This goes hand-in-hand with assertive communication
What is Boundary setting
What does D.B.T stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
Emotional, mental, and physical
Give 2 examples of anger control/coping strategies
What are: Assert yourself, Don't get sucked in, seek compromise, cooling off, watch out for unpainted corners, use self talk, take a deep breath, stay away, stop and think, get prepared
This is your best reference guide and tool box after completion of treatnment
What is your worksheet/packet binder