AA Terminology
What does Recovery, Service and Unity Refer to?
Three legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous
The ability to respond to the ongoing demands of experience with the range of emotions in a manner that is socially tolerable and sufficiently flexible.
Emotional Regulation or Emotional Tolerance
In the DBT Distress Tolerance Module, The acronym ACCEPTS is used to describe a set of skills used to tolerate negative emotion. What does the "A" stand for?
Activities
After almost dying from a drug overdose, the rapper decided to clean up his act. He now abstains from alcohol and drugs.
Eminem (Marshall Mathers)
How many dimples does an average golf ball have?
336
A term for the society or fraternity of AA
Fellowship
This is a technique for managing one’s own unwanted behaviors. Rather than giving in to an urge, a person learns to ride it out, like a surfer riding a wave.
Urge Surfing
what refers to realizing that since your instincts have led you in the wrong direction time and time again, the only solution is to just do the exact opposite of what you would normally choose to do.
The Costanza Principle
Widely considered to be the greatest guitarist of all time that died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates.
Jimi Hendrix
What small country is wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes?
Chile
giving advice, questioning, interrupting, or speaking directly to another person rather than to the group. It is prohibited at most meetings.
Crosstalk
Name Two middle sections on the Feelings Wheel (in person one)
Happy, Strong, Calm, Sad, Mad, Scared.
A term that refers to the temptation, and resulting tendency, to forego a future benefit in order to obtain a less rewarding but more immediate benefit.
Instant Gratification
He’s been nominated for several Academy Awards, but the actor went through some hard times on his way to success. He says years of drug and alcohol misuse threatened to ruin his life, and in 2004 at the age of 29, he made the decision to stop using them. He’s since become one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men.
Bradley Cooper
Who currently has the most Instagram followers on the platform?
Christiano Rinaldo
Most AA meetings display a set of small posters with messages like: “First things first,” “Easy does it,” etc. These are often called what?
clichés
With practice, people can use _______________ to regulate their emotional wellness in recovery. When relapse threatens, the skill of focusing on breathing and senses can serve as a lifeline until the impulse to drink or use drugs passes.
mindfulness techniques
Name two intrinsic and two extrinsic motivators for recovery.
Intrinsic: Feeling less anxious or depressed, Better concentration and focus, increased self respect, improved sleep, feeling a sense of accomplishment, closer relationship with God.
Extrinsic: Landing a Promotion, Better relationship with significant other, Legal Issues, DUI or Arrests, More Spending Money, Not missing out on family events, Family giving positive encouragement.
The Sopranos actress says she became an alcoholic as a young woman trying to launch her career. She credits 12-step programs with helping her recover in 1992.
Edie Falco
The Vatican Bank Has The Only ATM In The World That Allows Users To Do What specifically that no other ATM can do?
Carry out transactions in Latin
A popular saying that members use to encourage members to be fully involved in the 12 Steps and the 12 Traditions.
It Works If You Work It
What do the following refer to?
1) PRECONTEMPLATION STAGE
2) CONTEMPLATION STAGE
3) PREPARATION STAGE
4) ACTION STAGE
5) MAINTENANCE STAGE
The Stage of Change.
What does TIPP Stand for?
Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, Paired Muscle Relaxation.
She was a 17-year-old actress on family-friendly TV when, she says, she first used cocaine. As her singing career took off, so did her problems with drugs and alcohol. In 2010, she first sought treatment for addiction, along with mental health issues including bipolar and eating disorders. She has addressed her ongoing recovery in interviews, on social media, and in her music.
Demi Lovato
What is the highest mountain ever discovered?
Olympus Mons - (72,000 Ft Volcanic Mountain found on Mars)