Improve the Moment
What example did Shawn give for sense of touch?
Petting an animal or soft blanket.
True or False:
Relapses can happen out of the blue.
False
List 3 emotions that people may struggle with?
Grief, loss, anger, depression, sadness, etc. (people can struggle with many different emotions).
This is what it is called when you have a substance abuse problem but fail to admit it to yourself.
Denial
True or False:
Tabacco use permitted in MH-RRTP?
False
Give 3 examples of using the sense of hearing as a distraction technique?
Birds, Music, Traffic, Wind, Etc. (basically any noise).
What are the 2 types of triggers?
Internal and External
What are some escape methods we have used in the past to not deal with uncomfortable emotions?
Drinking, drugging, isolation, anger.
Some high-risk situations to avoid are to not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired. What can help you remember these circumstances?
H.A.L.T.
What does VGL stand for?
Veteran Group Leader
Give an example of imagery?
Daydreaming, Focusing on a Dream Vacation, Etc.
According to Dr. Melemis, in our Relapse Prevention Video, what is the the main reason people relapse?
POOR SELF CARE
Name 3 of the 5 steps in the Distress Intolerance Model?
Trigger, Negative Emotion/Distress Intolerance Beliefs, Distress Escape Methods and Consequences.
This is your CBT SUD Group. What does CBT SUD stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders
Every Saturday, all Veterans in MH-RRTP are required to participate in this event?
Sanitize Saturday
Where is Shawn's dream vacation?
Egypt
What are the 3 Stages of Relapse?
1. Emotional
2. Mental
3. Physical
Name 3 ways people learn Distress Intolerance?
Life experience, Peers and Family.
Addiction is what kind of disease?
Bio-Psycho-Social (meaning it effects the person Physically, Psychologically and Socially).
How often are you required to check in with staff after signing out?
Every 20 minutes.
Name 2 of the 4 Distress Tolerance strategies?
Distracting, Self-Soothing, Improving the Moment and Focusing on the Pros and Cons.
During Coping Skills Group, Marty challenged you to put what 2 priorities/elements first, as a foundation, to safeguard all the most important things in your life?
Sobriety and Spirituality
What is the definition of Distress Intolerance?
The perceived inability to fully experience unpleasant, aversive or uncomfortable emotions, and is accompanied by a desperate need to escape the uncomfortable emotions.
What is the first step in AA/NA and why is it the most important?
Step 1 = “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol/drugs, and that our lives have become unmanageable.”
It is the most important because if you don't believe/admit you have a problem you can't get better from it...Overcoming Denial.
What does MH-RRTP stand for?
Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program.