Cognitive Distortions
What are the three elements of the cognitive triangle?
Thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
You can control whether or not you have cravings
FALSE
What is dropping an anchor?
Acknowledge thoughts and feelings
Come back into your body
Engage in what you are doing
Name a celebrity that has been open with their recovery journey
Eminem, Demi Lovato, Robert Downey Jr, Matthew Perry
Where was AA founded?
Akron, Ohio
Give one example of mind reading?
Key and peele texting example
Name 2 internal and 2 external triggers?
People, places, and things
Anger, anxiety, fear
What is 5,4,3,2,1?
Five things you see, 4 things you touch, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, and 1 thing you taste
Saying used to focus on staying sober right now rather than forever.
One day at a time
What year was SMART recovery founded?
1994
What type of cognitive distortion is featured?
Sam did a presentation at work and had the thought that he "bombed it" and didn't do well at any parts of the presentation.
What is all or nothing thinking?
Name 5 relapse warning signs?
increased depression
Isolation
irritability
lack of hygiene
not going to meetings
What is box breathing? What does it do the body?
inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, exhale for 4
What does PAWS stand for? Bonus if you can give examples.
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, lasting 6-24 months. Examples include irritability, depression, insomnia, fatigue, restlessness, issues with focus. Normally with alcohol, opioids, and benzos
Name one meeting for family of addicts?
Al-anon, Smart friends and family, Nar-anon
What is an example of shoulds?
I should never feel certain emotions, like anger.
What does HALT stand for? Why does it matter?
Hungry, Angry, lonely, tired
What is a progressive muscle relaxation?
Progressive muscle relaxation is a technique that reduces stress and anxiety by systematically tensing and relaxing different muscle groups, promoting both physical and mental relaxation.
What are three out of the six different types of boundaries?
Physical, emotional, sexual, material, time, intellectual
What step is this? "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity”
Step 2
Which cognitive distortions does this feature?
Getting ready for the prom, a high school student thinks, “I’ve got the worst hips in my homeroom, and the second- worst hair. If this French twist comes undone, I’ll just die. I’ll never get it back together, and the evening will be ruined. I hope Ron gets his dad’s car. If only he does, everything will be perfect.”
Personalization
Polarized thinking
catastrophizing
What are the three stages of relapse? Bonus if you can tell signs of each one?
Emotional, mental, and physical
Name 15 coping skills with your team
Examples can include
journaling, going to a meeting, meditation, deep breathing, play the tape forward etc.
What does SMART stand for (with making goals)? Bonus if you can give me an example
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Timebound
Most abused drug in the US
Alcohol- about 10% of adults