Stages of Relapse
Education
Stages of Change
Preventing
Think You Know It?
100

Name the stage: The final stage, when the physical use of drugs or alcohol actually occurs. Individuals commonly think of this stage as the definition of relapse.

Physical Relapse 

100

The goal of _______ is to buy yourself time during a craving.

Diversions

100

People in this stage may wish to change, but for the immediate future have no plans to do so.

Precontemplation

100

True or False: Recognition and coping skills for triggers and cravings are necessary to have in your relapse prevention plan

True 

100

What is the most important thing to have going into the recovery process?

Willingness

200

Name the stage: Individuals may start to romanticize and fantasize about alcohol or drug abuse. They might simply think about the “positive” effects of substance use (euphoria, etc.) But, the unhealthy and harmful results of substance abuse may not come up in their minds.

Mental relapse 

200

To hold on to the possibility of returning to the behavior if necessary, or under the "right" circumstances (ex. keeping old contact phone numbers)


Reservations

200

People in this stage are getting ready to take action. They are more decisive, confident and committed; they’re developing a plan and may have already taken small steps.

Preparation.

200

True or False: Happy events can also trigger a relapse

True

Give one example.

200

"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."

Step 3

300

Name the stage: Some refer to this as the internal stage of relapse. Characterized in this stage are events, whether external or internal, that will affect the person’s life

Emotional Relapse

300

The acronym H.A.L.T stands for:


Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired

300

Individuals in this stage have managed to stay in Action mode for at least six months.

Maintenance

300

____ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety

A relapse prevention plan

300

These are the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith

400

True or False: Relapse only occurs at the point of using drugs or alcohol again

False

400

The effort to prove that our behaviors are valid or reasonable (examples include celebrations, boredom or "I've been clean long enough to do it just once."


Justification

400

People in this stage are thinking about taking action, but aren’t quite ready or don’t know how to get started.

Contemplation

400

What is the goal of the relapse prevention plan?

Is to assist individuals in identifying warning signs and barriers to their recovery process to create an effective plan and maximize each individual's chance of success in recovery.

400

When was the NA book published?

1983

500

What are the 3 stages of relapse and give an explanation for each one.

Emotional Relapse

Mental Relapse 

Physical Relapse

500

What are the 4 methods of addiction treatment?


Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups, and Medication.

500

Beyond just thinking about it or preparing to act, a person in this phase has actually begun doing something (or a lot of things) differently, and may be experimenting with expanding his or her efforts.

Action

500

What should be in your relapse prevention plan?

-A list of names of friends and family members included in your core support system

-Activities and lifestyle changes that you plan to implement in recovery

-Locations and meeting times of local meeting/support groups.

-Lists of places that should be avoided in recovery (bars, events with widespread drinking, places where other addicts will be, etc.).


500

This is the birthday of Alcoholics Anonymous. Why?

June 10, 1935. The day Dr. Bob Smith had his last drink.

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