Addiction Basics
This is the term for a person’s intense desire for a substance, often occurring in the early stages of addiction.
What is a craving?
This disorder, often seen alongside addiction, involves constant feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest in activities.
What is depression?
What does "stigma" mean?
The negative or discriminatory attitudes that others have about mental health conditions or addiction.
This professional provides talk therapy and helps clients manage emotional and behavioral issues.
What is a therapist or counselor?
Which wrestler turned actor, has been very open about experiencing depression and suicidal thoughts
Dwayne the Rock Johnson
This is the term for when a person needs increasingly larger amounts of a substance to achieve the same effects.
What is tolerance?
This mental health condition is often characterized by excessive worry and fear.
What is anxiety?
True or False: Mental health conditions are curable with the right treatment.
False. Mental health conditions and addiction are not curable, but they are highly manageable. With the right combination of medication and therapy—similar to how many physical health conditions are treated—individuals can experience minimal symptoms and lead long, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
This medication class is often used to treat anxiety but can be habit-forming.
What are benzodiazepines?
Which pop star and child Disney star, now a lead in the show Only Murders in the Building was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2020
Selena Gomez
This is the stage of change where a person is thinking about change, perhaps intending to do so in the next six months, but they are not yet ready or confident to act.
What is the contemplation stage?
People with this disorder often experience extreme mood swings, alternating between manic episodes of high energy and depressive episodes
What is bipolar disorder?
This type of stigma can be experienced through social media platforms or other areas of our day to day lives.
What is Public Stigma?
This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Name three celebrities who are in long-term recovery
These are the two primary forms of treatment used to manage addiction.
What are medication-assisted treatment and therapy?
People with this disorder may experience flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety due to experiencing a traumatic event.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
This type of stigma is feeling embarrassed, ashamed or disappointed in themselves for being ill.
What is self-stigma?
This medical doctor can prescribe psychiatric medications.
What is a psychiatrist?
The woman who is well known for her version of "All I want for Christmas is You" recently shared about her diagnosis of Bipolar
Mariah Carey
This neurotransmitter, often referred to as the "feel-good" chemical, plays a significant role in addiction by reinforcing pleasure.
What is dopamine?
This disorder is characterized by a persistent pattern of unstable emotions, self-image issues, and chaotic relationships with others. Common signs and symptoms include intense mood swings, difficulty controlling anger, fear of abandonment, and engaging in impulsive, self-destructive behaviors.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Name 3 ways that stigma can be a problem for someone needing to recover from substance use and mental health.
Examples might include:
These antidepressants affect both serotonin and norepinephrine.
What are Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) ?
Often used to treat:
This 16th president of the United States suffered from depression and anxiety attacks
Abraham Lincoln