PAWS BASICS
LONG LASTING EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS AFTER ACUTE WITHDRAWAL
WHAT ARE POST ACUTE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS?
DIFFICULTY FOCUSING OR REMEMBERING
WHAT IS BRAIN FOG?
STRESS IS THE #1 TRIGGER FOR THIS
WHAT IS RELAPSE?
DEEP BREATHING ACTIVATES THIS SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM?
ENCOURAGE CLIENTS TO ATTEND THESE GROUPS
WHAT ARE RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS?
PAWS BEGINS AFTER THIS PHASE
WHAT IS ACUTE WITHDRAWAL?
ANXIETY AND IRRITABILITY ARE THIS TYPE OF SYMPTOM
WHAT ARE EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS?
MEMORIES THAT TRIGGER CRAVINGS
WHAT ARE CUE-BASED MEMORIES?
ROUTINES STABILIZE THIS COGNITIVE FUNCTION
WHAT IS EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING?
EDUCATION REDUCES THESE EMOTIONS
WHAT IS FEAR OR ANXIETY?
NEUROTRANSMITTER CAUSING MOOD SWINGS
WHAT IS DOPAMINE?
WAKING UP REPEATEDLY DURING SLEEP
WHAT IS FRAGMENTED SLEEP?
POOR NUTRITION AFFECTS THIS SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
GROUNDING TECHNIQUE USES 5 SENSES
WHAT IS 5-4-3-2-1 METHOD?
MAJOR RISK FACTOR TO ASSESS DURING PAWS
WHAT IS SUICIDAL IDEATION?
PAWS SYPMTOMS COME AND GO IN WAVES
WHAT IS TRUE?
FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS MONTHS INTO RECOVERY
WHAT IS FATIGUE OR BODYACHES?
CONFLICT INCREASES THIS EMOTIONAL STATE
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION?
EXERCISE REGULATES THIS CHEMICAL
WHAT IS SEROTONIN?
EDUCATION THAT EXPLAINS PAWS IS TEMPORARY
WHAT IS PSYCHOEDUCATION?
TYPICAL DURATION OF PAWS
WHAT IS 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS?
DEPRESSION-LIKE EMOTIONAL STATE CAUSED BY NEUROCHEMICAL HEALING?
WHAT IS DYSPHORIA?
WHAT IS PINK CLOUD EFFECT?
THERAPY THAT CHALLENGES DISTORTED THINKING
WHAT IS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY?
MEDICATIONS ADJUSTED TO SUPPORT MOOD
WHAT ARE ANTIDEPRESSANTS OR MOOD STABILIZERS?