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Excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support on account of an illness or addiction.
Codependency
This daily practice increases gratitude and improves emotional stability.
Gratitude Journal or reflection practice
This skill involves stepping back from your emotions and observing them without acting.
Mindfulness
This term describes the loss of control over substance use despite harmful consequences.
Addiction
Behaviors or thought patterns that intentionally or unintentionally impede progress towards personal goals and well-being
Self-sabotage
This is the term for the group of people who provide emotional and practical support to someone in recovery, such as family and friends.
Support system
This term refers to setting small, manageable actions that align with long-term goals.
SMART Goals
This technique involves noticing your thought, challenging it, and replacing it with a healthier one.
Cognitive restructuring or "reframing"
These are the mental and physical effects that occur when someone stops using a substance they are addicted to.
Withdrawal symptoms
Making someone feel guilty or responsible for something they haven't done, or for not meeting the manipulator's expectations.
Guilt-tripping
This is when a person expects others to behave the way they want them to, leading to frustration when others act differently.
Should statements
This type of therapy is used to help individuals identify and change negative thought patterns.
Practicing this coping skill means allowing a craving to exist without reacting or trying to change it.
Radical Acceptance
This chronic disease is characterized by compulsive substance use despite negative consequences.
Substance use disorder
A personality trait characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a deep need for attention and admiration, and a lack of empathy for others
Narcissism
What are the 7 different types of boundaries?
Physical, emotional, mental, material, time, sexual and spiritual
Any action or behavior that consistently supports overall well-being and positive health outcomes
Healthy Habit
Describe the STOP skill in DBT and how it can prevent relapse.
Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed mindfully — it interrupts impulsive reactions.
This neurotransmitter, often associated with pleasure and reward, plays a major role in addiction.
Dopamine
Psychological manipulation where someone tries to make another person doubt their reality, perceptions, or sanity.
Gaslighting
The optimal arousal zone for functioning — staying within it helps prevent emotional overwhelm or shutdown?
Window of tolerance
This psychological concept helps maintain motivation by tying habits to identity.
Identity-based habit formation
This ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) principle teaches clients to observe thoughts without attachment.
Cognitive Defusion
True or False: 50% of all suicides, and over 50% of all violent crimes, are caused by alcohol and drugs
True
Overly affectionate or excessive flattery early on to create dependency.
Love bombing