Mental Health
The diagnosis known by excessive worry or nervousness.
What is anxiety.
structured methods of controlling your breath to positively influence overall well being
What are breathing techniques
A feeling in response to danger or threat.
What is fear?
Stoicism focuses on what is within our _______
What is Control
This brain chemical is linked to pleasure and reward, and is often released during substance use.
What is Dopamine
The average amount of hours recommended for good sleep.
7-8 hours
Learning you situations, places, people, or emotions that make you vulnerable to relapse.
What is Identifying triggers.
A feeling of self shame over ones actions.
What is guilt?
What is mindfulness?
The return to a substance after attempts to stop/quit.
What is Relapse.
The symptom that is a break from reality such as hallucinations, delusions, or paranoia.
What is a psychosis
Activity to track progress, express emotions, or thoughts in private.
What is journaling
Feeling stressed/annoyed when you are unable to accomplish something.
What is Frustration
The practice of of reviewing your thoughts and actions to foster growth and understanding.
What is Self Reflection
Physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing substance use.
withdrawal
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
What is trauma
This skill involves pre-emptively visualizing the consequences of your actions or behaviors.
What is Playing the tape through?
This emotion is often felt as a result of coveting or envying another person
What is Jealousy.
Stoics believe we cannot control what happens, but we can control ______.
Our response (action/attitude)
This term describes when someone needs more of a substance to get the same effect.
Tolerance
The increased energy/mood phase in bipolar often leading to impulsivity, poor sleep, delusions, etc.
What is Mania.
Interrupting negative or unwanted thought patterns.
What is thought stopping.
Acknowledging that our emotions/experiences, even the uncomfortable ones, are part of life and not always in our control.
What is Acceptance.
Stoic teachings have influenced this modern psychological therapy focused on changing thought patterns.
What is CBT.
This substance is the 2nd leading cause of overdose.
Heroin