Brain
Basics
Basics
Neurotransmitters that is primarily associated with pleasure and reward, often disrupted in addiction.
What is Dopamine?
This type of therapy focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
The brain's adaptation to repeated drug use.
What is tolerance?
True or False: A person has to hit “rock bottom” before they can start recovering.
False
What is the spiritual principle learned in Step One?
Honesty
This part of the brain, responsible for decision-making and impulse control, is often impaired by addiction and mental illness.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Focusing on the present moment, often used in stress management and emotional regulation?
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness based technique to help individuals cope with cravings or urges. The concept involves viewing cravings as temporary waves that rise, peak, and eventually subside.
What is urge surfing?
True or False: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is just trading one addiction for another.
False
Which step involves surrendering your will and life to the care of God as you understand Him?
Step Three
The brain’s ability to reorganize and form new neural connections throughout life?
What is neuroplasticity?
Fully accepting reality as it is, without judgment, to reduce suffering and move forward. Often used in DBT.
What is "Radical Acceptance"?
What is the term for a written plan to address triggers and high-risk situations?
A relapse prevention plan.
True or False: You can work the 12 steps only once and never revisit them.
False. Step work is an ongoing process in recovery, often revisited to deepen understanding and maintain growth
What is Tradition Eleven primarily concerned with?
Public relations through attraction rather than promotion
Low levels of this neurotransmitter are often linked to depression and anxiety.
What is serotonin?
The _____ mind and the _____ mind make up the concept often used in DBT called the "Wise Mind" that is used to achieve balanced decision-making.
What is emotional and rational?
What is the spiritual principle associated with Step 3, where individuals turn their will and life over to a Higher Power?
Surrender.
True or False: The purpose of step work is to solve all your problems.
False. The purpose of step work is to provide a framework for recovery and personal growth, not a solution to every problem
Which tradition states that every group should be fully self-supporting?
Tradition Seven
This brain structure, central to processing emotions and fear, plays a key role in anxiety disorders.
What is the amygdala?
A Self-Soothing skill used to reduce distress/anxiety that uses the environment and your senses.
What is 5-4-3-2-1?
In recovery, this term refers to the process of making peace with the past, often by working through resentments.
Forgiveness or amends.
True or False: Maintaining a daily routine can reduce the risk of relapse.
True
What does Tradition Six advise against to maintain focus on the group’s primary purpose?
Endorsing, financing, or affiliating with outside enterprises