Celebrities in Recovery
CBT Concepts
The Brain
Self-Help Programs
Relapse Prevention
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This celebrity was a child actress and starred in E.T. as Gertie and later in Never Been Kissed. She has openly shared using cocaine at 12-years-old and later with alcohol use. She has been sober since 2019.

Drew Barrymore

100

What is another term for irrational thoughts?

Cognitive Distortions

100

When drinking alcohol which part of the brain is the first to be impacted?

Frontal Lobe or Prefrontal Cortex

100

This 12-Step Program was founded in 1935 (Ohio).

AA/Alcoholics Anonymous. 

100

What are the three types of boundaries?

Healthy, Rigid, and Porous

200

As the lead singer of Aerosmith, this famous celeb is well known for their struggles with addiction and has been sober since 2009.

Steven Tyler

200

Cognitive Distortions can be corrected by this intervention.

Cognitive Restructuring/Decatastrophizing/Socratic Questioning/Thoughts-On-Trial

200

This part of the brain is responsible for assisting with emotional regulation, hunger, and thirst. This area is severely impacted when using substances.

Limbic System

200

This self-help program is primarily used for friends and loved ones of people struggling with addiction.

Al-Anon

200

Things that could place a person at risk for relapse.

Trigger

300

Bestselling horror author struggled with alcohol and cocaine use.

Stephen King

300

What are fundamental, deeply held convictions that shape a person's perception of themselves, others, and the world? They are often developed early in life.

Core Beliefs

300

This neurotransmitter is associated with helping us to feel calm.

GABA (gamma- aminobutyric Acid)

300

Refuge Recovery and Dharma follow this lifestyle approach

Buddhism
300

This is a type of coping mechanism that utilizes the senses to help focus on the here-and-now.

Grounding Exercises

400

A British Comedian and Actor who was formerly married to Katy Perry has been sober from substance since 2002.

Russell Brand

400

This tool can be used to track and restructure your thoughts.

Thought Record/Thought Log

400

What part of the brain is responsible for involuntary functions?

The Brain Stem

400

This self-help program is ran by trained volunteers or licensed professionals.

SMART Recovery

400

What are the 8 components of the addiction cycle?

Trigger, Cognitive Distortion, Power/Control, Avoidance/Blame, Planning, Use, Guilt/Shame/Fear, and Reframing.

500

This famous actor has been open about his alcohol and prescription drug abuse. He is best known for his role in the following movies: 300, Of Men and Mavericks, and Phantom of The Opera."

Gerard Butler

500

This term describes the psychological discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs, values, or behaviors.

Cognitive Dissonance

500

Alcohol Induced Dementia is also called this.

Wet Brain or Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome

500

This self-help program uses the 12-Steps but specifically in cooperates Christianity into their works.

Celebrate Recovery

500

DEAR MAN is an Acronym for what? (Hint: This is a technique to improve communication)

Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindfully ask, Appear Confident, and Negotiate.

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