Stages of Change
This is the stage at which real change—change of behavior—starts happening
What is the Action Stage?
True or False: Prescription drugs are not addictive like street drugs because they come from a doctor.
False: Addiction to prescription medications, including painkillers, sedatives and stimulants, is a serious and growing problem among all age groups. These drugs can be highly addictive and have serious harmful effects. Even if these drugs are prescribed by your physician, you may be at risk.
These symptoms tend to occur within this time period.
What is 1-2 weeks after last use?
Turning to alternatives to substance use can develop into this.
What is Cross-Addiction?
These five feelings are seen in the movie Inside Out.
What are Joy, Saddness, Disgust, Anger, and Fear?
This is the stage in which the person has moved forward to planning and preparing for carrying out changes they learned about in the contemplation stage.
What is the preparation stage of change?a
True or False: People have to hit “rock bottom” before they can get well.
False: This simply isn’t true, and it’s dangerous. The longer you wait, the sicker the person gets, and this can have deadly consequences. Studies show that people forced into treatment have an equal chance of success as people who decide to go on their own.
Also, people who get help before their illness is so severe have more resources to draw upon, such as supportive family or a job, to help them successfully recover. So the sooner someone gets help, the better.
What is 6 to 8 weeks?
Self-medicating can commonly be a barrier because of this.
What is mental health?
This character likes warm hugs (despite his body composition).
Who is Olaf? (Frozen)
This is the stage in which people typically do not consider their behavior to be a problem
What is the Pre-Contemplation stage?
True or False: Using drugs or alcohol is a choice, so if someone gets addicted, it’s their fault.
False: No one would choose to get addiction, any more than they'd choose to get cancer. Addiction is a consequence of many contributing factors, including genetics, upbringing, trauma and other influences. People with addiction are usually living pretty miserable lives and wouldn't choose to live that way if given the chance.
What are Foggy thinking, urges/cravings, irritability/hostility, fatigue, sleep disturbances, motor coordination issues, stress sensitivity, anxiety/panic, depression, lack of initiative, lack of focus, mood swings, etc.
One of the most important keys to overcoming barriers in recovery.
What is Willingness?
This princess is the only one to have a tattoo.
Who is Pocahontas?
This is the stage in which people are generally more open to receiving information about the possible consequences of their addictive behavior.
What is the contemplation stage of change?
True or False: Going to Treatment will fix the problem.
False: Addiction is a chronic disease, which means it's a long-lasting condition that can be controlled but not cured. Treatment can be the first step toward wellness, but it’s just the very beginning. Many people need more than one treatment visit to get on a stable path to wellness. More importantly, staying well requires a lifelong commitment to personally managing the disease.
True or False: Post Acute Withdrawal symptoms can occur for up to 2 years.
True: Symptoms while typically mild can occur as the brain is healing and rewiring after last use.
This barrier exists because one holds onto their current beliefs to strongly preventing them from getting new knowledge.
What is Beginners Mind?
These are the seven dwarfs that Snow White is connected to.
What are Bashful, Doc, Sleepy, Grumpy, Happy, Dopey, and Sneezy?
This is the stage in which people are working to upholding the intentions made during the preparation stage and the behaviors introduced in the action stage.
What is the maintenance stage of change?
True or False: If someone just uses willpower, they should be able to stop.
False:
For people who are vulnerable to addiction, substance use can lead to profound changes in the brain. These changes hijack the natural “reward pathway” of the brain. In nature, rewards usually only come with effort and after a delay. But addictive substances shortcut this process and flood the brain with chemicals that signal pleasure.
When the disease takes hold, these changes in the brain erode a person’s self-control and ability to make good decisions, while sending highly intense impulses to take drugs. These are the same circuits linked to survival, driving powerful urges no different from those driving the need to eat or drink water.
These overwhelming impulses help explain the compulsive and often baffling behavior around addiction. People will keep using even when terrible things happen to them.
This is what early recovery equals.
What is More Stress, More Vulnerabilities with few strategies to manage?
The term for behaving in much the same way as one did during active use when no longer drinking or using drugs.
What is dry drunk syndrome?
These two characters are known as Hades minions.
Who are Pain and Panic?