Medication Management
MAT stands for this
Medication Assisted Treatment
A document that covers what your triggers are, coping skills to manage them, information regarding your support network, and other aspects of how to maintain recovery.
Relapse Prevention Plan/Recovery Management Plan
Definition of a trigger
Anything that leads to urges to use.
Being fully present in the moment by using these skills.
Mindfulness
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol/addiction/food/gambling-- that our lives had become unmanageable."
What is the first step of any 12-step program.
Three different types of MAT for alcohol use disorder.
What is campral, Vivitrol/naltrexone, and antabuse
Self-help groups
The three main categories of triggers discussed in self-help groups and in treatment.
People, places, and things.
"Riding the wave" of an urge or craving.
Urge Surfing
This is an over-the-counter supplement that helps with stimulant use disorder/cocaine use disorder.
N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)
Mood swings, anhedonia, foggy thinking, insomnia, sensitivity to stress, dreams/nightmares, intermittent cravings
What are symptoms of Post-Acute Withdrawal (PAWS)
Emotions, feelings, and thoughts are considered to be part of this type of trigger.
Internal
Thinking about the immediate and long-term impact of acting on an urge.
Playing the tape
This level of care for treatment is considered the least intensive
Outpatient
Psychiatric medications work by altering the way the brain produces, stores and releases these chemical messengers in the brain.
What are neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, GABA?
Negative emotional states, positive emotional states, social pressure, and interpersonal conflict are types of this.
High-risk situations
The aftermath of experiencing a trigger than can be physical, emotional, or both.
Craving
Emotion Regulation, Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance include skills from this therapy type.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Casa di Vita, Unity, and Somerset are considered examples of this.
Community residence/halfway house
The differences between partial opioid agonist, full opioid agonist, and opioid antagonist.
Partial agonist - partially binds to opioid receptors
Full agonist - fully binds to opioid receptors
Antagonist - blocks effects of opioids on receptors
The three stages of relapse/reoccurrence
What are emotional, mental, and physical
This is when I feel like I've "got it" and don't need to do the things I used to do for myself and my recovery.
Complacency
Observing and Describing
The three main communication styles that impact how effective we are in our relationships with others.
Passive, Aggressive, and Assertive