Feeling & Dealing
This coping skill involves slowing your breathing to reduce stress.
Deep breathing
This term refers to the ability to understand and share another person’s feelings.
empathy
This organ works hardest to filter alcohol out of your system.
Liver
This band’s 1987 hit “Welcome to the Jungle” was the debut single from one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Guns N Roses
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
This word means noticing your thoughts and feelings without judgment.
Mindfulness
This plan documents triggers, warning signs, coping strategies, and support systems to prevent relapse.
Relapse prevention plan
About how long does it take the average adult body to process one standard drink?
About one hour
This 1994 movie features the quote “Life is like a box of chocolates.
Forrest Gump
This country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun.”
Japan
This short word describes your ability to “bounce back” after challenges.
Resilience
These types of thoughts can lead to distorted beliefs and emotional reactions.
Cognitive distortions
This happens when someone stops taking a substance they are dependent on, causing physical or mental symptoms.
Withdrawal
This band’s 1991 hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is credited with bringing grunge to the mainstream.
Nirvana
Humans share about 50-60% of their DNA with this sweet treat.
Bananas!
Laughing releases the same “feel-good” chemicals in your brain as exercise — these are called what?
Endorphins
Sometimes our thoughts make situations feel worse than they are. Give an example of a thought that might do this and explain a different way to think about it.
Acceptable response includes “risky” thought and suggest a more balanced perspective
This class of drugs includes cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription medication and can increase energy, focus, and heart rate.
Stimulants
This song was originally considered “too long” for radio — but it became one of the most played songs in music history.
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody
This common kitchen ingredient can help extinguish small grease fires because it cuts off oxygen.
Baking Soda
When you accept what you can’t control and focus on what you can, you’re practicing this principle from stress management theory.
Radical Acceptance
When you’re feeling overwhelmed, what’s one thing you can do to regain control of your emotions? Explain your reasoning.
Acceptable response includes coping strategies, grounding techniques, or reframing thoughts and why they help.
The brain can heal and rewire after substance use — what is this process called? neuroplasticity.
neuroplasticity - small daily habits like sleep, exercise, and hydration help rebuild those connections.
This late-90s film is famous for its twist ending and the rule that you don’t talk about it.
Fight Club
This Hall of Famer is the only player in NFL history to win the Super Bowl MVP, regular season MVP, and a college football Heisman Trophy.
Marcus Allen