Back to Basics
This stage of change is when someone is thinking about making a change.
What is Contemplation Stage of Change?
Taking slow, deep breaths is an example of this coping skill.
What is Deep Breathing?
This practice involves intentionally caring for your physical and emotional well-being.
What is self-care?
This brain chemical is involved in reward and motivation.
What is dopamine?
This plan identifies warning signs, coping skills, and people to contact if someone feels at risk.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
This type of motivation comes from personal values instead of outside rewards.
What is Internal or Intrinsic Motivation?
This grounding exercise uses your five senses to reduce anxiety.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
This part of wellness involves identifying and expressing emotions in healthy ways.
What is emotional wellness?
This part of the brain helps with decision-making and impulse control.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This common relapse risk involves spending too much time alone and disconnected from others.
What is isolation?
This recovery skill involves taking responsibility for choices while avoiding shame and self-blame.
What is Accountability?
What does H.A.L.T stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
Someone spends all day helping others but ignores their own needs. This may indicate a need for healthier ______.
What are Boundaries?
This brain process allows the brain to adapt and form new pathways during recovery.
What is neuroplasticity?
This is the process of noticing what situations, emotions, or thoughts increase your desire to use.
What is identifying triggers?
This step involves taking an honest look at your past actions, resentments, fears, and character patterns through a personal inventory.
What is Step Four?
This coping strategy encourages replacing negative thoughts with more balanced ones.
What is cognitive reframing?
This type of wellness includes having meaning, purpose, values, and connection to something bigger than yourself.
What is spiritual wellness?
This brain region plays a major role in emotions, stress responses, and remembering experiences.
What is the amygdala?
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
What are mental relapse, emotional relapse, physical relapse?
What does S.M.A.R.T stand for?
What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound?
Riding out a craving without acting on it is called this.
What is Urge Surfing?
A person replaces the temporary pleasure of substance use with long-term rewards like relationships, health, and purpose. This demonstrates what?
What is delayed gratification?
This symptom occurs when a person has difficulty feeling pleasure or motivation because the brain’s reward system has been affected.
What is anhedonia?
This recovery support role is not a therapist or counselor, but someone who has experience working the program and helps another person stay connected to recovery.
What is a sponsor?