Stages of Recovery
______is the stage of recovery when you repair damage caused by addiction and develop a normal, balanced life-style
Middle Recovery
_______is the stage of recovery for overcoming obstacles to healthy living that developed in childhood, before addiction began
Late Recovery
________is characterized by an increasing tolerance and dependence.
Ex. People who are becoming addicted can use larger and larger quantities without becoming intoxicated and without suffering harmful consequences.
Early stage addiction
Which stage of relapse can the following trigger: stress, a new job, a song, a promotion, a break up, people paces and things
Unconscious relapse
(T or F) Addiction is entirely physical (of the body).
False
Addiction affects
Bio: biological or "of the body."
Psycho: psychological or "of the mind."
Social: pertaining to relationships with people.
______ is the stage of recovery during which you become aware, through painful consequences, that you have a problem with drinking or using drugs.
Pretreatment
_______is a time for growth and development and for productive living
The maintenance stage of recovery
_________is marked by a progressive loss of control.
Ex. The drug is used to relieve the pain created by not using. Physical, psychological, and social problems develop.
Middle stage addiction
What stage of relapse brings the following: sadness, happiness, frustration, anger, the F its
Mental relapse
(T or F) Addicted people use the addictive substance to feel normal.
True
Mood swings are common as the person uses the drug to feel better but cannot maintain the good feelings.
_________is the stage of recovery during which you regain control of your thinking, emotions, judgment, and behavior.
Stabilization
A person who is experiencing marital problems because of marijuana use might first stop smoking at home, then might attempt to cut way down, and then might try giving it up and just drink beer or wine instead. When none of these control strategies helps to improve his marital problems, he might stop using all mood-altering substances. If he is able to do that for a period of time that will prove to himself and should prove to his wife that he is not addicted and, therefore, in his mind, it will be all right for him to begin smoking marijuana again. But when he resumes marijuana the problems related to his use also resume.
Pretreatment
______addiction is marked by deterioration: physical, psychological, behavioral, social, and spiritual.
Ex. There is less and less control over behavior. Relationships are damaged.
Chronic stage addiction
What stage of change will have the person feel the following: cravings, tunnel vision, cold sweats, stomach butterflies?
Physical relapse
(T or F) Some people are born with a physical condition that puts them in high risk of becoming addicted.
True
The body of an addicted person reacts to mood-altering chemicals in a different way than the body of a no addicted person.
The liver metabolizes the substance differently.
Brain chemistry is different in the addicted person
_________is the stage of recovery during which there is major belief change
Early Recovery
Sheila's friends thought that she spent an excessive amount of time on "sobriety" activities during early recovery. She was able to explain to them, however, that it was only because of these activities that she was able to leave her old drug-centered life and live a drug-free life. She said that through NA she was gaining strength and meeting non-using people. She said she was able to reduce stress and manage PAW by eating right and exercising. As she looked back later in recovery, she could see that spending the time to stabilize her sobriety enabled her to move on and face later recovery tasks without jeopardizing her sobriety.
Early Recovery
______ someone who can drink or use recreationally, socially, on special occasions and walk away from it with no problem.
______someone who consume an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
_______A chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled need of alcohol or drugs. It can include periods of alcohol intoxication and symptoms of withdrawal.
_______ a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the drug addict and those around them.
Social Drinker/Normie
Binge Drinker
Dependency
Addiction
Telling something what they want to hear so they can get of your back is an example of which Stinking Thinking behavior?
Lip Service
(T or F) The early stage of addiction is characterized by increasing tolerance.
True
Early stage addiction is characterized by an increasing tolerance and dependence.
Use begins to seem normal; life without use begins to seem abnormal.
Pretreatment, Stabilization, Early Recovery, Middle Recovery, Late Recovery, and Maintenance
What are the stages of recovery
The tasks of the maintenance period are tasks of caring for yourself just as you would care for the house you have carefully built. The house is complete; it is strong and sturdy. But it must be carefully maintained to keep it that way. You must regularly check the wiring, the fixtures, the roof, etc., for wear or damage. And when you become aware of any damage, you must fix it right away to keep it from getting progressively worse
The maintenance stage of recovery
Early stage addiction, Middle stage addiction, Chronic stage addiction, Denial
The stages of addiction
Name the 4 behaviors of Stinking Thinking
Lip Service, Grandiosity, Corner-Cutting, and Defiance
(T or False) Pretreatment is a method to test whether you can control use over a period of time.
False
Pretreatment is the stage of recovery during which you become aware, through painful consequences, that you have a problem with drinking or using drugs