Recovery
What are the 5 stages of change (in order)?
1. Pre-contemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
What is the opposite of addiction?
(If you don't get this right, we're going to have problems).
Connection
The human brain weighs as much as a ___________.
A) Donut
B) A can of soda
C) Chihuahua
Chihuahua
What is the First Tradition of the 12 Traditions of NA?
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NA unity.
Who is the facility director?
Sean McCann
What is the definition of addiction?
A disease that is characterized by an uncontrollable, compulsive urge to seek and use drugs
What term is used for the following definition: The spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities?
Anonymity
What dimension of wellness missing from the following list:
Physical
Finish the following Step: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him...
...praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
What date did Monica get married?
June 10th
What are the 5 stage of grief?
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
Name three support groups (other than AA and NA) for addiction recovery.
Define trauma.
An experience that causes psychological injury of pain
According to AA, what comes as a result of a spiritual awakening?
The personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism
What university did Samara graduate from?
Liberty University
What is a protective factors? Provide one example.
Things that contribute to mental health and allows a person to be resilient in the face of challenges; Strong relationships, healthy coping skills, healthy thinking, and sense of purpose
Which is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths in dharma recovery?
There needs to be an acceptance of suffering
What are the 4 types of communication?
1. Passive
2. Aggressive
3. Passive-aggressive
4. Assertive
What is the spiritual foundation of all the NA Traditions?
Anonymity
What’s Samara’s favorite color?
Rusty/burnt orange
What are three ways that self-pity impacts substance use?
1. Self-pity stops emotional growth and healing
2. We become focused on ourselves and less able to see what is happening for other people
3. Our brain is already wired with a negativity bias which gives self-pity more room to take over
4. Self-pity is anti-motivational
5. Self-pity increases the risk of anxiety and depressions
6. Seeking ourselves as a victim can hinder us from taking responsibility
7. People often use substances or behaviors to cope with painful experiences including self-pity
What are the Four Agreements?
1. Be impeccable with your word
2. Don't take anything personally
3. Don't make assumptions
4. Always do your best
What are the three main areas of the brain associated with addiction?
The basal ganglia, the extended amygdala, and the prefrontal cortex
Recite three of the 12 steps of AA?
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
How many years has Pyramid Hillside been open?
9, almost 10 years