Stages of Change
Coping Skills
Diagnoses
Medication
Wild Card
100
"I don't have a problem. I don't need help."
What is the precontemplation stage of change?
100
Taking a different perspective on a bad or negative thought while in recovery.
What is recovery thinking?
100
The manual used by therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists to diagnose clients.
What is the DSM-5?
100
Psychotropic medication and _______ are clinically proven to improve a client's mental state.
What is psychotherapy?
100
The Governor of New Jersey.
Who is Chris Christie?
200
"I'm ready to start going to meetings."
What is the preparation stage of change?
200
Taking deep breaths, focusing on your breathing, being mindful of your body, closing your eyes...
What is meditation?
200
Characterized by "mood swings" between high energy and mood to low energy and mood.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
200
This medication can lead to dependence, addiction, and, eventually, to heroin use.
What are opioids?
200
"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."
What is Step 8 of AA?
300
"I think I have a problem. I want help, but I don't know where to go."
What is the contemplation stage of change?
300
Distancing yourself from negative and unhealthy relationships.
What is establishing boundaries?
300
Characterized by flashbacks, night terrors, and dissociation.
What is PTSD?
300
Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Vivitrol.
What are maintenance therapy medications?
300
The president that started the "war on drugs."
Who is Richard Nixon?
400
"I've been sober for over a year. I feel confident in my recovery. I'm going to focus on relapse prevention and start focusing on other, non-recovery related goals."
What is the maintenance stage of change?
400
Deep breathing and stretching...
What is yoga?
400
Characterized by a cycle of binging and purging.
What is bulimia?
400
These type of medications can cause birth defects if consumed while pregnant.
What are antidepressants?
400
1800s treatment for individuals deemed "insane."
What is a lobotomy?
500
"I've been going to three meetings a week."
What is the action stage of change?
500
Isolating, "cutting", binge-eating, acting out sexually, and catastraphizing.
What are negative coping skills?
500
When a client is diagnosed with both a substance abuse disorder and a mental health disorder.
What is a co-occurring disorder?
500
The most prescribed psychotropic medication.
What is Xanax? (48.5 million)
500
The prevention of harm, rather than the prevention of drug use itself for individuals who are unwilling to stop.
What is the harm-reduction philosophy?