THINK ABOUT THIS
WAYS WE CHANGE
EMOTIONS
SUBSTANCES & THE BRAIN
ODDS & ENDS
100

TRUE OR FALSE

FEELINGS ARE NOT FACTS

WHAT IS TRUE

100

TRUE OR FALSE

WHEN YOU HAVE A POWERFUL, STRONG FEELING, YOUR BODY IS TELLING YOU THAT YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT WHATEVER IS CAUSING THE FEELING.

WHAT IS      FALSE

100

THIS MEASURES THE INTENSITY OF EMOTIONS

WHAT IS THE FEELINGS THERMOMETER

100

TRUE OR FALSE

STRUCTURE, OR HAVING A SCHEDULE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO AVOID RELAPSE

WHAT IS

                  TRUE

100

TRUE OR FALSE

WE SHOULD REPEATEDLY IGNORE OR AVOID UNCOMFORTABLE EMOTIONS

WHAT IS FALSE

200

WE CHANGE OUR BEHAVIORS BY CHANGING THESE

WHAT ARE    OUR THOUGHTS

200

THE BEST PLACE TO INTERRUPT THE RELAPSE FORMULA

T--->T--->C--->U

WHAT IS     THOUGHT(S)

200

NEGATIVE THOUGHTS OR BELIEFS ARE CHANGED DOING THIS

WHAT IS  CHALLENGING NEGATIVE BELIEFS  OR

                PROCESSING NEGATIVE BELIEFS  OR

               OVERRIDING THOSE NEGATIVE BELIEFS WITH TRUE, POSITIVE STATEMENTS       

200

WHEN SOMEONE USES DRUGS REPEATEDLY, THEIR BRAIN

A)BECOMES TRAINED TO CRAVE THE DRUG

B) BECOMES SMALLER THAN BEFORE

C) IS NOT CHANGED

WHAT IS 

A) BECOMES TRAINED TO CRAVE THE DRUG

200

TRUE OR FALSE:

USING ALCOHOL IS ONE OF THE LEADING FACTORS IN AN ADDICT RETURNING TO HIS/HER DRUG OF CHOICE

WHAT IS     

                      TRUE

300

TWO PROCESSING COPING SKILLS

WHAT ARE      TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO                        AN OUTSIDE PARTY

                      TALKING/DISCUSSING THE        PROBLEM WITH WHOMEVER THE CONFLICT IS WITH         

THINKING IT THROUGH / WRITING OR JOURNALING               

                      

                      WRITING ABOUT THE PROBLEM

300

TWO DISTRACTING COPING SKILLS

WHAT ARE    EXERCISE, TV/VIDEO GAMES, MUSIC, SPORTS, TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE PROBLEM, ANY SPECIFIC THING THAT WILL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF THE PROBLEM

300

NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS CAN BE CHANGED BY TELLING YOURSELF THESE TRUE, HOPEFUL AND POSITIVE STATEMENTS

WHAT ARE    AFFIRMATIONS

300

ANYTHING YOUR BRAIN ASSOCIATES WITH USING AND/OR DRINKING

WHAT IS      A TRIGGER

300

THESE ARE STRATEGIES TO KEEP FROM FALLING BACK IN TO DRUG USE:

____________   _____________

WHAT ARE    

                      COPING SKILLS  

400

STYLE OF COMMUNICATION IN WHICH ONE DOES NOT EXPRESS HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND ALLOWS FEELINGS TO BUILD UP

WHAT IS

                  PASSIVE COMMUNICATION

400

STYLE OF COMMUNICATION IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL CLEARLY STATES THEIR OPINIONS AND FEELINGS WITHOUT VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS

WHAT IS

                      ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION

400

THE FOUR CATEGORIES OF COPING SKILLS DISCUSSED IN GROUP

C___________

P____________

D____________

P____________

WHAT IS

              CALMING

               PHYSICAL

                DISTRACTING

                PROCESSING

400

STYLE OF COMMUNICATION IN WHICH ONE VIOLATES THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS BY BULLYING, INTIMIDATION, YELLING, AND DEMANDING

WHAT IS 

                 AGGRESSIVE COMMUNICATION

400

STYLE OF COMMUNICATION IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL APPEARS COMPLIANT OR NON-REACTIVE ON THE SURFACE BUT ACTS OUT IN INDIRECT OR BEHIND-THE-SCENE WAYS

WHAT IS 

                    PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE                                                 COMMUNICATION

500

THE HUMAN BRAIN IS NOT MATURE UNTIL AROUND THIS AGE

WHAT IS

                           25

500

DRUGS FLOOD THE PLEASURE PART OF YOUR BRAIN WITH THIS CHEMICAL

WHAT IS 

                      DOPAMINE

500

BEFORE WE CAN CHANGE OUR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS, WE MUST FIRST DO THIS

WHAT IS

                 RECOGNIZE THEM OR BECOME AWARE                     OF THEM

500

DRUGS WORK IN THE BRAIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIMILAR   A)ELECTRICAL CHARGES AS BRAIN CELLS

               B)SIZE AND SHAPE AS NATURAL BRAIN                      CHEMICALS

                C) NERVE CELLS AS THE BRAIN

WHAT IS

                B)SIZE AND SHAPE AS NATURAL BRAIN                      CHEMICALS

500

WITHDRAWAL, INCREASED TOLERANCE, LOSS OF CONTROL AND CONTINUING TO USE EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ARE SYMPTOMS OF THIS.

WHAT IS

                       ADDICTION