Recovery and Wellness Principles Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes the concept of 'recovery capital'?
Answer: The personal, social, and community resources that support recovery
Recovery capital refers to the breadth and depth of internal and external resources a person can draw upon to initiate and sustain recovery.
A peer specialist notices a person in recovery is isolating and withdrawing from support networks. This behavior most likely signals a threat to which wellness dimension?
Answer: Social wellness
Social wellness involves healthy relationships and connection with others, and isolation directly undermines this dimension.
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) was developed by which mental health advocate?
Answer: Mary Ellen Copeland
Mary Ellen Copeland developed WRAP in the late 1980s as a self-management and recovery tool based on her own experiences and those of other people with mental health challenges.
When using a strengths-based approach, a peer specialist should focus primarily on:
Answer: Highlighting what is going right and what resources the person already has
A strengths-based approach centers on identifying and mobilizing existing capacities, skills, and resources rather than focusing on problems or deficits.
In recovery-oriented care, 'choice' refers to:
Answer: The person's right to make meaningful decisions about their own care and life
Choice in recovery-oriented care means that individuals have genuine, informed options and the autonomy to direct their own recovery path.
Which statement most accurately reflects the role of culture in recovery?
Answer: Culture shapes how people understand mental health, wellness, and recovery
Culture profoundly influences a person's beliefs about illness, help-seeking behaviors, and what wellness and recovery mean to them personally.
A peer specialist supporting someone who relapses should FIRST:
Answer: Remind the person that relapse is a normal part of recovery and explore what they can learn from it
Normalizing relapse as a potential part of recovery and using it as a learning opportunity supports continued engagement rather than shame or disconnection.