Miscellaneous
Criminal Thinking Patterns
Tactics/Cognitive Distortions
Core Beliefs
Thinking Reports
100
A _________ happens when a person under the influence of alcohol or other drugs (AOD) continues to function and appears normal to others, but later has no memory of what happened.
What is a BLACKOUT?
100
Used by people with a substance use disorder to keep themselves unaware of the harmful consequences of their use. A trick the addicted person's mind plays on itself to excuse the use of alcohol or other drugs no matter what harm it causes. Really stands for don't even notice I am lying (to myself)
What is denial?
100
Name the 3 types of tactics.
What are Avoidance, Diversion, and Aggression?
100
Core beliefs are central beliefs (basic assumptions) that people hold about ______, ______, and the _______.
What is the self, others and the world?
100
A thinking reports is a ______ that helps us monitor our thinking.
What is a tool?
Thinking Reports help us become more aware of our thinking, learn to monitor our thinking, and replace our thinking with alternative or more helpful thoughts.
200
The first step to ______ and ______ is admitting to and taking responsibility for your criminal past.
What are honesty and recovery?
200
Denial, self-obsession, and irrational thinking are all features of this.
What are features of addictive thinking?
200
Leaving something out
What is lying by omission?
200
The main thing to understand about Core beliefs is that they are the "______________________".
What is "thoughts behind our thoughts"? And our automatic negative thoughts or faulty thinking come from our core beliefs.
200
The first 5 parts of a Thinking Report (consecutive).
What is event, thoughts, feelings, behavior and core beliefs?
300
Inmates with opioid use disorder are at a ______ for overdose following release from incarceration.
What is higher risk?
300
There are 4 main strategies of the good-person stance. Name them.
What are (in no particular order)
1. sentimentality (our motives are always good on some level)
2. selective memory
3. excuses and rationalizations
4. false comparisons and self-serving definitions
300
Viewing everything is viewed as one extreme or another. No middle ground.
What is All or Nothing Thinking?
300
True or False
Some core beliefs are positive and healthy!
What is True? Some core beleifs are healthy and they protect us. They can also help us understand the safety and needs of others.
300
The goal of the thinking report is not to change events in your life, but to focus on _______ and ________ you want to change.
What is thinking and behavior?
400
Someone who wants to make the world a better place, help others, and follow society's rules.
What is a prosocial person?
400
This pattern may create a romantic picture by giving a sense of adventure of mystery (super-bad or super-tough) character. When using this, you could be vague, deceptive, dishonest, or be super-optimistic and deny anything bad will happen. Ex: "I can drink anyone under the table, or No one here can relate to me. My situation is unlike anyone else".
What is unique person stance?
400
Not listening to or trusting new information. You already know everything.
What is closed thinking?
400
Core beliefs are formed in ________________ and throughout ________________.
What are...:
assumptions and childhood/life
400
_______ ________ are the healthier, more positive thoughts that are different from our automatic initial thoughts and lead to better outcomes. 
What are Alternative Thoughts?
500
Our behaviors are always a result of our ________, whether we are aware of it or not.
What is thought?
500
Protecting yourself by gathering harmful information and keeping it to yourself "Just in case".
"What is fear of exposure"?
500
Threatening to quit treatment, doing outrageous things to stand out or upset people, refusing to comply with staff are examples of this tactic.
What is attention seeking?
500
This is shaped by thought patterns and core beliefs have a big influence on how we think.
What is worldview?
500
What we can do differently based on our alternative thought.
What is alternative behavior?