First Steps
Criminal & Addictive Thinking Patterns
Definitions
Cognitive Distortions
Random
100
Every type of drug you have used to get high, as far back as you can remember.
What is addiction history?
100
You blame just about anyone or anything for your crime except yourself--even though you're the one who committed the crime. "someone else" was stupid. "Someone else" snitched you out. "Bad luck" got you arrested.
What is victim stance?
100

The recurrence of substance abuse after a period of abstinence.

What is relapse?

100
Everything is viewed as either one extreme or the other.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
100

This criminal thinking error involves overlooking or minimizing the harm caused to victims.

What is minimization? / What is mollification?

200
Every crime you've been arrested and convicted for.
What is criminal history?
200
Criminal thinkers often make excuses and try to minimize the harm they have done to others. You tend to recall only the positive actions you've taken and not the negative ones.
What is "good person" stance?
200

What is the definition of Addiction?

What is a state of psychological and/or physical dependence on the use of drugs or other substances?

200
Because something happened once or twice, it must always be true.
What is over-generalization?
200
These two patterns interact and feed off of each other building a vicious cycle that worsens your state.
What is criminal & addictive thinking?
300
How you map the world and how you get around in it.
What is thinking?
300
"I want it, and I want it now."
What is instant gratification?
300

SMART goals are goals that are...

What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable/Achievable, Realistic, and Time Oriented/Time Bound?

300
Everything that happens around you is always all about you.
What is personalization?
300
Criminal & Addictive Tactics (3)
What is avoidance strategies, diversion strategies, aggression strategies?
400
This thought process makes us unique from other animals. While other animals have some kind of thought processes related to survival, reproduction, and avoiding pain, only humans have this ability.
What is thinking about our thoughts/metacognition/noticing our thoughts?
400
You are consumed with fears: fear that you are a nobody, fear that others will find you out, fear of all your thoughts and actions being brought out into the open and judges. Fear vulnerability, lack of trust, and criminal pride.
What is fear of exposure?
400

The goal of recovery is to...

What is make your life better?

400
You think you know where things are headed and make a snap decision with little or no evidence.
What is jumping to conclusions?
400
What is the prison recidivism rate? If you are within 5% points you will get credit.
What is 68% percent within three years, and 77% within five years?
500
Our personal _______ ____ consists of all the things we encounter in life--interactions with parents, teachers, neighbors, strangers, authorities, friends, relatives, people we never meet but only hear bout, nature, television, stories we read or hear, movies, music, art, history, and other parts of our culture.
What is thought maps/mental maps/ core beliefs? *These maps are not reality. Each one is merely a different representation of reality.
500

Features of this type of thinking: You can't tolerate boredom. You can't stand being alone for more than short periods of time. You can't stay at a task for long periods of time. You avoid obligations because they're too dull they get in the way. You live for today.

What is seek excitement first/criminal excitement?

500

What's the difference between a lapse and relapse?

A Lapse is a temporary slip back into substance use, often triggered by stress or environmental cues. 

A Relapse is a complete return to substance use after a period of abstinence, involving a total loss of control and potentially leading to physical dependence.

500
We tend to justify our negative behaviors and blame other people or events when things go wrong. We often overlook how our attitudes and actions contributed to the situation. When you are part of a situation, you tend to focus only on the situation outside of you. When you are outside of a situation you are not part of you look to both sides.
What is Actor vs. Observer Bias?
500

Name a habit helps a person avoid impulse spending by taking time to wait before making a purchase?

What is the 24 hour rule?

What is a budget?


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