Signs & Symptoms | Coping Skills | Relapse Prevention & Causes | 12 Steps | Drugs and the Brain |
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What does H.A.L.T stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
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List 3 coping skills
talk to someone, go to a meeting, journal, go for a walk, etc.
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What are the 3 types of relapse?
Emotional, mental, and physical
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What are three different types of support group meetings?
NA, AA, CMA, MA, CA, HA, CODA, Celebrate Recovery, Quest 180, SMART Recovery, grief groups, mental health groups
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Name 3 reasons people take drugs?
to feel good, to feel better, to do better, curiosity, peer pressure, etc
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What is cross addiction?
When we replace our main addiction with another unhealthy habit/activity (ie. gambling, sex, shopping, eating, etc)
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What are two ways that we can see improvement in self-esteem?
self-care, positive affirmations, learn a new skills, etc
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What are 3 possible signs that a relapse may be occurring?
Interacting with old using friends, engaging in cross addiction, going to old using places, irritation, poor emotional control, isolating, stop going to meetings, stop talking with sponsor
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What is the serenity prayer?
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
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Who can suffer from addiction? Name the 4 groups of people
Teens, adults, parents, babies
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What does PAWS mean, and what are some symptoms? (list 2)
Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms
Disrupted sleep, change in mood, foggy mind, irritability |
Bob has been sober for 2.5 years. He thought he could hang around some old friends that he used to drink with. Bob starts getting an urge to just have one drink, Name 3 things that Bob could do to help him avoid a relapse?
leave the situation, call a friend, not drink, go to a meeting, etc
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What is the term for when someone is no longer actively using/drinking but still is engaging in the same old behaviors?
Dry drunk/user
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What is the 3rd step?
We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understand him
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What are risk and protective factors?
risk factors- factors that put you at an increased risk for addiction.
protective factors - factors that lessen the risk you will develop an addiction |
In what stage of recovery do we see the most PAWS symptoms occurring? (range of days)
90-120 days (3-4 months)
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What are 4 benefits from having and using healthy coping skills
Raised self esteem, better mental health, decrease in cravings/urges, better able to deal with cravings, better emotional management, healthier relationships, etc
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What is "stinkin thinkin" and give 2 examples?
A warning sign of when old thoughts/behaviors start to creep back into a recovering person's thought process. "I can have just one", "it will be different this time", "i'm doing so much better now", "I've learned my lesson"
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Who were the two founders of AA?
Bill Wilson, and Dr. Bob
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Name 3 risk factors and 3 protective factors
aggressive behavior in childhood, availability of drugs, lack of parental supervision, drug experimentation, low peer refusal skills
self-efficacy, parental support and monitoring, positive relationships, antidrug policies at school, extra curricular activities |
What is parallel process?
When the family witnesses and internalizes their loved ones ups and downs
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List 3 healthy coping skills, and 3 unhealthy coping skills
talk to a friend, go to a meeting, yoga, meditation
avoidance, sleep to much, isolate |
What is another name given to the following thinking errors: magnification/minimization, black and white thinking, catastrophizing, etc
Cognitive distortions
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What year and state was AA founded in?
Ohio 1935
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After stopping cocaine, what receptor in the brain begins to return to normal
D2 Dopamine receptor
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