Addiction
______ is chronic condition characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences.
What is addiction or Substance Use Disorder
This type of criticism is designed to help and not hurt.
What is constructive criticism
True or False: Addiction affects mostly minorities
False: Addiction does not discriminate between any gender, race, creed, color or nationality.
True or false: Alcoholism is not the same as addiction
False. Alcohol is a drug that causes more deaths per year than all other illicit drugs combined.
The three components of CBT are
Thought, feeling, action (and not necessarily in that order!)
This is the most affected organ by addiction of all kinds.
The brain
When we don't express our emotions toward someone with think did us wrong we are likely to get a..
Resentment
Name the stages of Relapse
Emotional -old behaviors coming back
Mental: obsession returns
Physical: I have interrupted the recovery process to use again.
This is the difference between addiction and dependence.
Addiction involves compulsive behavior and a lack of control, while dependence refers to physical or psychological reliance on a substance.
The 4 types of communication styles are:
Passive
Passive Agressive
Assertive
Name the stages of change:
Precontemplative (Denial)
Contemplative (I know it's a problem but don't know if I want to do anything about it)
Preparation: I know it's a problem and I am beginning to seek solutions
Action: I am actively working to take back my life from addiction
Maintenance: I am continuing the recovery journey by remaining abstinent, helping others, staying vigilant about not slipping back into active addiction
(Optional) Relapse: I have used again.