Triggers
AA & Recovery
Coping Skills
Relapse Prevention
Life Skills
100

This type of trigger comes from emotions like anger, sadness, or loneliness.

What is an internal trigger.

100

This is the first step of Alcoholics Anonymous.

What is admitting we are powerless over alcohol/addiction?

100

Taking slow, deep breaths is an example of this coping skill.

What is relaxation?/Meditation

100

Recovery is taken one ____ at a time.

What is day?

100

Making your bed and cleaning your room are examples of this.

What is personal responsibility?

200

Seeing old drug friends or passing a place where you used.

What is an external trigger?

200

These are the three essentials of recovery according to AA.

What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness?

200

Name two healthy coping skills.

  • Prayer
  • Exercise
  • Calling a sponsor
  • Journaling
  • Meetings
  • Reading recovery literature 
200

This should be your first call when you're close to relapse.

Sponsor
Recovery mentor
Trusted sober support

200

This helps reduce stress and keeps recovery on track.

What is having a daily routine?

300

A smell, song, or object that reminds you of using.

What is a sensory trigger?

300

This book is considered the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous.

What is the Big Book?

300

This coping skill helps organize thoughts and emotions on paper.

What is journaling?

300

Name three relapse warning signs.

  • Isolating
  • Skipping meetings
  • Stopping medication
  • Dishonesty
  • Hanging around old friends
  • Poor self-care
300

Name two ways employment helps recovery.

  • Structure
  • Income
  • Self-esteem
  • Accountability
400

HALT stands for these four relapse warning signs.

What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired?

400

This person helps guide someone through the 12 Steps.

What is a sponsor?

400

Instead of isolating, recovery encourages this.

What is reaching out for support?

400

Recovery plans should include this written strategy for dealing with triggers.

What is a relapse prevention plan?

400

Good recovery depends on making these kinds of friends.

What are sober supports?

500

Name three personal triggers and one healthy response to each.

Client must answer personally

500

What is the third tradition of AA.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

500

Give one healthy coping skill for anger, anxiety, sadness, and boredom.

Any Healthy Coping Skill

500

Explain the three stages of relapse.

  • Emotional
  • Mental
  • Physical 
500

According to recovery principles, helping others strengthens your own ______.

What is recovery?

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