Stages of Change
This is the stage at which real change—change of behavior—starts happening
action stage
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves Thoughts, Behaviors and ______
What is Emotions
This involves learning to interrupt negative or unhelpful thoughts before they spiral and lead to negative feelings or behaviors. You could imagine a big stop sign, or mentally shout "Stop!" to interrupt the thought.
What is Thought Stopping
Despite his drug and alcohol related music, this American rapper is known after Mars' most popular chocolate candy
Who is Eminem
The refusal to accept reality or fact, acting as if a painful event, thought or feeling did not exist.
What is Denial
This is the stage in which the person has moved forward to planning and preparing for carrying out changes they learned about in the contemplation stage.
preparation
Thoughts lead to triggers and triggers lead to _____
What are cravings
This is about recognizing what might trigger a slip or relapse back into old behaviors and making a plan to handle these triggers. It's like noticing storm clouds on the horizon and deciding to take an umbrella.
Relapse Prevention
This sober actor has uttered many famous lines, none better that: "Enough is enough! I have had it with these mother-f**king snakes on this mother-f**king plane!"
Samuel L Jackson
Placement of a person’s undesired thoughts, feelings or impulses onto another person who does not have those thoughts, feelings or impulses.
What is projection?
This is the stage in which people typically do not consider their behavior to be a problem
precontemplation
*DAILY DOUBLE
In the ABCD model what does A stand for
What are Activating Events ?
This is like playing detective with your own thoughts. You learn to notice when you're thinking something negative or unhelpful, and then you challenge it. For example, if you often think "I'm useless," you might learn to say to yourself: "I'm not perfect, but I do a lot of things well."
Cognitive Restructuring or Reframing
*DAILY DOUBLE*
This Oscar-nominated actor got sober during the making of Wedding Crashers in 2005.
Who is bradley cooper
Putting something into a different light or offering a different explanation for one’s perceptions or behaviors in the face of a changing reality. Making excuses for a certain behavior. Example: "I've been sober for a year so clearly I can have just one drink now."
What is Rationalization
This is the stage in which people are generally more open to receiving information about the possible consequences of their addictive behavior.
contemplation
These are thoughts or beliefs that might make a person, or even yourself, more likely to use drugs after encountering a certain situation or event.
What is Beliefs
This is about making sure you're spending time doing things that you enjoy or that make you feel good, which can help to push away negative thoughts and feelings. It might be as simple as taking a walk, reading a book, or catching up with a friend.
This lead singer's band had the theme song to the movie Armageddon
Steven Tyler
Unconscious blocking of unacceptable thoughts, feelings and impulses.
what is repression
What is the maintenance stage of change?
maintenance
What stage do were intervene in the stages of CBT
What is the thought stage ?
This involves focusing on the present moment, without judgment. It's about noticing what you're feeling right now, without trying to change it. It's kind of like watching clouds pass by in the sky, just observing them without trying to speed them up, slow them down, or change their shapes.
What is mindfulness and acceptance
This sober British actor and comedian wrote the book Revolution, a manifesto arguing for the peaceful dismantling of capitalism and the establishment of small communities without centralized power structures.
The redirecting of thoughts feelings and impulses directed at one person or object, but taken out upon another person or object. Example: You're mad at your boss, but yell at your spouse.
What is displacement