The Doctor's Opinion
Who wrote The Doctor's Opinion?
William D. Silksworth
What is "but a beginning," according to page 19 of There Is A Solution?
elimination of our drinking
Which on the 12 steps is generally related to the chapter, We Agnostics?
Step 2
What is the only requirement to being a member of AA?
A desire to stop drinking
What does More About Alcoholism say the first step is?
To fully concede to our innermost self that we were alcoholics. (pg. 30)
What does "moral psychology" refer to?
Spirituality
What is one element in the cement which binds us?
the feeling of having shared in a common peril (pg 17)
What page are the bedevilments on?
Pg. 52
What are the three legacies of AA? (aka the three sides of the triangle)
Unity, Service, Recovery
What are some phrases the Big Book uses instead of saying "the 12 steps?" (only 1 answer is required to win points)
A design for living; program of action; altruistic movement
Essentially, why do men and women drink alcohol?
Because they like the effects produced by alcohol
The main problem of the alcoholic is centered where?
It's centered in his mind (pg. 23)
What is our dilemma?
Lack of power (pg. 45)
Generally, what is the difference between an amends and an apology?
An amends is changed behavior
What are pre-meditated resentments?
Expectations
What must a message have in order to interest and hold these alcoholic people?
Depth and weight
What does page 20 say is the question that is the purpose of this book to answer?
"What do I have to do?"
What are the two alternatives that an alcoholic faces, according to We Agnostics?
To be doomed to an alcoholic death or live on a spiritual basis (pg. 44)
What is the Seventh Step Prayer?
"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen."
What does Into Action consider to be insufficient when moving onto Step 5?
A solitary self-appraisal (pg. 72)
What are the 5 classifications of alcoholics that the book describes?
(1) The psychopath, (2) The man in denial/unwilling to admit he cannot take a drink, (3) The one who thinks they can drink without danger after a period of sobriety, (4) The manic-depressive type, and (5) The type entirely normal in every respect except alcohol
The great fact is just this and nothing less:
That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences... (pg. 35)
What do atheists and agnostics choose to be "the last word, the alpha and the omega, the beginning and end of all?"
Our human intelligence (pg. 49)
What were the original 6 steps?
1. Complete deflation
2. Dependence and guidance from a Higher Power
3. Moral Inventory
4. Confession
5. Restitution
6. Continued work with other alcoholics
According to Working With Others, faith must be accompanied by what in order to be vital?
Self-sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action (pg. 93)