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In the "Stinkin Thinkin Packet", a personal facade that one presents to the world in an effort to hide your true thougths and feelings and hide behind an image; IS WHAT THINKING ERROR?
Image
In the "Stinkin Thinkin Packet",this type of stinkin thinkin is blowing things out of proportion, creating drama. This can be used to build you up, or to excuse yourself, or to deflect responsibilty.
Grandiosity
What are S.M.A.R.T goals?
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time bound
Three major things to focus on in recovery.
Spirit, Mind and Body
What is the short version of the conflict resolution model?
Stop, Think and Decide
What are the stages of addiction.
Experimentation
Abuse
Dependence
Stages of Change
Pre Contemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Relapse
Family Dynamics
Addict
Chief enabler
Hero
Mascott
Scapegoat
Lost child
What do you call warning signs in the escalation phase of the aggression cycle?
Cues
What is the tool used to monitor anger called?
Anger Meter
The stage in the relapse cycle when a person becomes easily agitated, withdrawn and bottles up
Emotional relapse
What are the 4 C's of addiction
Cravings
compulsion
Control
Consequences
What is the Aggression Cycle?
Escalation
Explosion
Consequences/Fallout
Anger Cycle (Kevins version).
Event
Perception
Emotion
Response
Consequence
Guilt and Shame
What is the difference between a sponsor and a sober supportive person?
A sponsor has worked the steps and acts as a coach assisting their sponsee with the steps.
A sober support person is anyone that supports you during your journey.
Steps for Receiving Feedback
Active listening
Ask questions
Repeat what was said
Respond without minimizing, rationalizing, justifying and brining up the past
Resolve
The Relapse Cycle (more applicable to people in early recovery)
High risk situation
Cues
Reminders
Trigger thought (Euphoric Recall)
Cravings
Compulsive Behavior
Relapse
Consquences (guilt & shame)
The stage in the relapse cycle when a person begins to look for opportunities to use and control use.
Mental/Cognitive relapse
What are the elements of a relapse prevention plan?
Identify high risk situations
Supportive people
Leisure activities/Distractors
S.M.A.R.T goals
Recall consequences
Cognitive Restructuring (ABCDE) model
Activating event
Belief about the event
Consequences of the belief
Dispute the belief
Evaluate decision
Steps for Giving Feedback
Decide to say something
What am I going to say
How to say it
When/ Where to say it
Say it
The playbook gives examples of ways to manage cravings (RP-12).
Give me 4 of them.
(fact checker needed)
LEAVE the situation
Find somone supportive to talk to about how you feel
Attend a self help meeting
Distract yourself
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When I actually use the substance- what is that considered in the relapse cycle?
Physical relapse
Paraphrase the playbooks definition of Abstinence Violation Effect (RP-15).
AVE is a fancy name for something that we all experience after we give into an urge.
What is the Conflict Resolution model - Long version.
What is the problem
How does it make me feel
How does it affect me
Do I need to resolve
Resolve
The playbook gives 9 examples of symptoms for protracted withdrawal (RP-14).
Name 4 of them.
Problems retaining new information
Difficulties in problem-solving
Decreased concentration
Emotional overreactions or numbness
Sleep problems
Poor physical coordination
Increased sensitivity to stress
Impaired abstract reasoning
Impaired eye-hand coordination
In the DSM 5, How many criteria are used to diagnose a person with a substance use disorder?
11
What are the Styles of Communication
Aggressive
Passive
Passive-Aggressive
Assertive
What are the types of physical relapse?
Slip
Binge
Full blown
The playbook gives 8 examples of seemingly irrelevant decisions (RP-16).
Give me 4 of them.
Whether to keep liquor in the house of guests
Whether to go to old bars to see old drinking friends
whether to go to a party where people are drinking
Where to purchase snacks
What route to take when driving
Making plans for the weekend
Whether to tell a friend that you have stopped drinking
Planning how to spend free time after work
Write all of the 12 steps (NA or AA).
We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Write all group rules.
No Violence or threats of violence.
Be respectful to the rights, feelings, and opinions of others.
No put downs.
No side conversations.
No use of cell phones during the group process.
Be on time and prepared.
No war stories (glamorizing substances).
Confidentiality- what we say in group stays in group.
Keep profanity to a minimum.
No sleeping (stand up if you are tired).
Participate, participate, participate!
Clean group room.
No leaning back in chairs.
What are the Ten Commandments?
You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall not make for yourself a carved image.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet
The playbook gives 11 examples of ways to deal with protracted withdrawal (RP-14).
Give me 5 of them.
(Fact checker needed)
Verbalize feelings
Become educated about the symptoms
write things down
Use your mind regularly
Identify stressors
Learn relaxation skills
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Paraphrase the playbooks definition of Protracted Withdrawal (RP-14).
Is a set of cognitive (brain) dysfunctions resulting from long term use of opiates and other substances
The Playbook gives 21 examples of Common Recovery Dilemmas (RP-10).
Give me 5 of them
(Fact checker needed)
Your dealer wants the money that you owe him
Your spouse asks you why you need to attend so many AA/NA meetings
Your mother wonders how you got "this way"
Your friends invite you to a party saying that you can just drink
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