Relapse Prevention
Name one of your personal relapse triggers
Any personal triggers work- one from each group member required.
What does ACOA stand for?
Adult children of Alcoholics
Acceptance is the premise of what step?
Step 1
Describe the role of a Scapegoat?
The person in the family that is the focus of of the family problems. They are many times acting out the dysfunction of the family with anger.
Name one AA slogan
Any response if applicable
Name a common social trigger
Being around others drinking or other.
Name one trait of an ACOA person.
Fear of abandonment
Feeling alone
Not feeling good enough
People pleasing
Finding a higher power is the premise of which step?
Step 2
Describe the role of the enabler.
Enabler is someone who assists the using person in staying sick, but they think they are helping.
G.O.D. Acronym
(Name each letter)
Good Orderly Direction
Name one Physical trigger
Physical pain or other.
If you grew up around alcoholics, you are more likely to marry an alcoholic, true or false?
True- it is common for those who grew up with alcoholic parents to gravitate to others who also abuse alcohol for companions.
Turning over your fears and worries over to a HP is the premise of which step?
Step 3
Describe the role of the Hero
Hero tries to do everything "right" and uses perfection to try to fix the family problems or make the family look good on the outside.
Name an AA slogan for step 3 that means
"Turning it over"
Let go and let God
Name one Emotional trigger
ACOA are more likely to abuse substances, true or false?
True, they grow up around it and learn how to use substances as a way to cope or associate it with fun from an early age.
Resentments and Fears Inventory is the premise of which step?
Step 4
Describe the role of the Lost Child
Lost Child is the person who stays hidden or out of the way. They avoid conflict and help go into a fantasy world very isolated and untrusting of others- fearful.
Recite the Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things we cannot change...
What is a behavioral response to a trigger?
Do something that keeps you away from drinking.
Name one specific, hobby, call a sponsor, go to a meeting.
Why do ACOA feel unsure about what is "Normal" behavior in a social setting?
They have grown up around substance abuse and unpredictability or very emotionally driven responses.
Step 5
Describe the role of the Mascot
Uses humor to lighten the tension of the family and avoid the pain of the family dysfunction by providing a distraction.
They can help remind you of ways to cope or deal with difficult situations.