Recovery Concepts
What is a relapse?
A coping skill for recovery.
*Answer may vary. Examples could include: Exercise, going for walks, coloring, talking with a support or peer, journaling, listening to music, deep breathing, etc.
The different levels of care.
What is detox, residential, PHP, IOP, and OP?
The 3 different types of relapse.
What is emotional, mental, and physical relapse?
The first stage of treatment.
What is detox?
Going to a recovery meeting and spending time with family in the same day.
What is balance in recovery?
What must change in order to protect our recovery?
What are people, places, and things?
How do you pick the proper substance use treatment facility?
What is research, checking ratings, and word of mouth.
Beginning to isolate, becoming complacent, avoiding problems and emotions.
What is emotional relapse?
Something that you should be participating in along with rehab treatment.
What are recovery meetings?
The balance of using a balance between the rational and emotional mind.
What is Wise Mind?
A coping skill that you can utilize anywhere.
What is deep breathing, mindfulness, and grounding skills?
What does CBT stand for?
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Reaching out to supports, calling your sponsor, letting family members know about your warning signs, and using a breathalyzer/doing drug tests.
What is accountability in recovery?
Two things that work alongside each other in substance use treatment.
What is therapy and medications?
A technique for managing your unwanted behaviors.
What is urge surfing?
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?
What is HALT?
How long does a craving for substances typically last?
What is 15 minutes?
Fantasizing about using, lying, looking for justifications to use.
What is a mental relapse?
What does IOP stand for?
What is Intensive Outpatient Program?
The "heart beat" of the program.
What is a sponsor?
When should you be using coping skills?
What is: ALL THE TIME! Even when you are feeling good.
What are the 4 parts to DBT?
What is mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness?
Name the 5 key things in a relapse prevention plan.
1. Identifying triggers.
2. Making sure you will be living in a stable and supportive environment.
3. Having coping skills that work for you.
4. Days/times of recovery meetings to attend.
5. Finding your top 3 supports or people you can call.
The different stages of change.
What is precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance?