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_______ means needing to use a substance even though bad things keep happening as a result.
Addiction
________ are sedatives. They have a very similar effect on people as alcohol. They can make people feel high, they are addictive, and they will hurt recovery. These medications are not a valuable part of a healthy recovery program.
benzodiazepines
Everybody feels nervous or anxious sometimes, but people with an anxiety disorder have ___ ____and ______ most days and for many months.
severe anxiety, worry
A _______ is a belief that is (1) not true, (2) based on an incorrect assumption about the world, and (3) held very strongly by someone even though other people do not believe it.
delusion
The word ___ means having positive expectations for the future.
hope
Medications should reduce your symptoms by at least ____, although they may very well reduce them a lot more.
half
___ ____ occur when people have an unusually elevated or irritable mood.
Manic episodes
The most common side effect of the benzodiazepines is _____ ______.
feeling sleepy
A ______ occurs when a person perceives something that does not exist. P
hallucination
The term ____-_____ means having the confidence to carry out a specific behavior or not carry out a specific behavior
self-efficacy
________, such as Valium, an addictive drug, promote relaxation and sleep.
Benzodiazepines
The most common side effects of ______ include feeling thirsty, passing more urine than usual, and gaining weight, but these often disappear or improve over time.
lithium
_________________________ and _________________________ will not hurt recovery.
buspirone and the antidepressant medications
_____ ______ is when people talk incoherently (they don’t make much sense), quickly jump from one topic to another, and respond to questions with answers that are unrelated to the question.
Disorganized thinking
Being able to handle your mental health issues and your temptations to use depends on your ______ _____ .
coping skills
_____ ______, such as lithium, help to stop people’s mood swings from going too high or too low.
Mood stabilizers
People with bipolar disorder experience symptoms of both major ______________________ and _____________________________ .
depression and mania
The three main types of medications for anxiety disorders are __________________________ , __________________________ , and _________________________________ .
buspirone
antidepressants
benzodiazepines
The newer _____ ______, such as clozapine, help to decrease the symptoms of psychosis or make the symptoms not last as long.
antipsychotic medications
Attending ____ ____-____ _____ helps handle cravings and intense emotions.
mutual self-help meetings
_____ ______ are often used since they can stabilize mood somewhat and can reduce insomnia, anxiety, and agitation.
Antipsychotic medications
What are the three main types of medications for bipolar disorder.
mood stabilizers, Antipsychotic medications, Benzodiazepines
People with an anxiety disorder say that it interferes with their _______________________ , _______________________ , or ________________________________ lives.
work, school and social
Physicians call them “_______” and “_____-_____” antipsychotic medications because they have fewer side effects than the first group of antipsychotic medications that was developed.
atypical, second-generation
By sharing their experience, strength, and hope with one another, people in these groups are able to stay sober and improve their lives.
fellowships