Education 1
A primary, progressive, chronic process, with the genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and outcome. It involves compulsion, loss of control, and continued use despite negative consequences. It is often called a biospychosocial disorder.
What is addiction?
Bonus 100 points: What does biopsychosocial mean?
These are feelings that people have before
or during drinking or using drugs.
INTERNAL T R I G G E R S
Alcohol falls under this category of mood altering substances.
What is sedative hypnotic?
This is something in the world that makes a demand on a person.
stressor
being __________ not only
creates stress, but also creates opportunities for relapse.
disorganized
This results from prolonged exposure to a mood altering drug. The cells in the body become accustomed to the drug and begin to adapt to the presence of that drug.
What is physical dependence?
These
are the people, places, and things
associated with drinking or using drugs.
EXTERNAL T R I G G E R S
Marijuana falls under this category of mood altering substances.
What is hallucinogenic?
Session 8 mentions these 4 common defense mechanisms
Common Self-Defense
Mechanisms
1. Repression
2. Emotional insulation
3. Intellectualization
4. Regression
During recovery,
relationships should
be based on what?
Helping one another (pg 11)
This occurs when the user replaces his or her primary drug with a secondary drug that is not cross-tolerant, such as cocaine and alcohol, which have different physical effects.
What is drug switching?
This technique involves picturing a light
switch in your mind.
The MENTAL SWITCH technique
Opioids are this type of mood altering substances.
What are depressants?
over time, you will have developed these to protect yourself from stress. They relieve tension and anxiety and protect you from mental and emotional pain
defense mechanisms or a psychological defense system
Addiction causes emotional _____________
Pg 12
isolation
This occurs when two drugs have similar physical effects and one is often substituted for the other when it, usually the primary drug of choice, is not available. If the secondary drug has the same drug effect and can keep withdrawal symptoms from occurring, it is this.
What is cross tolerance?
Bonus 400 points: Name two cross tolerant drugs.
These are the four steps of how a trigger leads to relapse.
Trigger, Thought, Craving Relapse
This category of mood altering drugs energize the nervous system by making the nerves act more quickly than normal. As these nerves speed up, they speed up a person's actions, senses, and thoughts.
What are stimulants?
An individual’s reaction
to stress usually goes
through these three stages:
1. Alarm
2. Resistance
3. Exhaustion
This occurs when a person has to decide between
two or more goals.
A conflict
The process in which the same amount of a drug begins to have less effect or when the amount of a drug needs to be increased to have the same effect s before.
What is tolerance?
The 4 steps in in dealing with triggers
1. Identify them
2. Avoid them
3. Interrupt them
4. Talk about them
This drug is extremely unpredictable. It can produce mild euphoric effects that are relatively pleasant. It often causes rubbery feelings in the legs, impaired coordination, and the appearance of alcohol intoxication. But with the same dose and without warning, it can also produce frightening hallucinations, disconnection between mind and body, and a break from reality.
What is PCP?
is an internal reaction to the demand of the stressor.
Stress
These are obstacles that block reaching a goal. (pg 3)
Frustrations