AA Basics
This recovery program was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
This recovery program is based on Buddhist principles and practices.
What is Recovery Dharma?
SMART recovery finds recovery through what?
What is self- empowerment
All three recovery approaches encourage participants to share their experiences, strength, and this.
What is hope?
This word describes the process of improving health and wellness after addiction.
What is recovery?
AA is most well known for these guiding recovery principles.
What are the Twelve Steps?
Recovery Dharma encourages regular practice of this quiet reflective activity.
What is meditation?
SMART Recovery focuses heavily on evidence-based tools from this field of psychology.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or evidence-based psychology?
This is typically encouraged in all recovery groups to help members feel safe sharing.
What is confidentiality?
Recovery often becomes easier when individuals build a strong network of this.
What is support?
In AA, members often introduce themselves by stating their name and this.
What is "I'm an alcoholic" (or identifying with the addiction being addressed)?
Recovery Dharma teaches that recovery begins by understanding this common human experience.
What is suffering (or dissatisfaction)?
Smart recovery stand on religion and spirituality
what is a personal choice?
AA sponsors, Dharma mentors, and SMART facilitators all serve as forms of this
What is support?
A situation, feeling, or event that increases the urge to use substances is called a ______.
What is a trigger?
AA emphasizes reliance on this concept for support in recovery.
What is a Higher Power?
The Four Noble Truths are central teachings borrowed from this tradition.
What is Buddhism?
SMART Recovery doesn't use this AA feature
What are the Twelve Steps?
Name one benefit of attending recovery meetings regularly.
What is recovery capital/community/support network?
Name one benefit of attending recovery meetings regularly.
How many steps are included in the AA program?
What are 12 Steps?
Recovery Dharma encourages members to develop these supportive relationships with others in recovery.
What is sangha/community/supportive fellowship?
What is the cost of Smart Recovery
What is free?
True or False: A person must identify with a specific religion to participate in AA, Recovery Dharma, or SMART Recovery.
What is False? (All are open to people regardless of religious belief, though approaches differ.)
Which recovery approach is generally considered the most secular and science-based?
What is SMART Recovery?