Definitions
This is a condition in which a person develops bio-psycho-social dependence on any mood altering substance?
What is addiction
If post acute withdrawal gets better it is called?
What is regenerative
_______ from addictive disease starts with accepting the fact that you cannot safely use alcohol or mood altering drugs.
What is Recovery
It is helpful to think about the recovery process as having how many developmental periods?
What is 6
Learning how to cope with life without alcohol and drugs.
What is Sobriety?
True or False
Intermittent post-acute withdrawls are steady?
False
come and go
_________ drugs are chemical agents that produce changes in brain functions by altering the chemistry of the brain.
What is Mood-Altering?
The primary goal of pretreatment is?
Addictive disease is ....
bio-psycho-social
True or False
The most common pattern of PAW is regenerative that over time becomes intermittent.
True
(pg 69)
______ is distinguished from drug use by the lack of freedom of choice.
What is addiction
Tell me 2 things about your recovery?
..........
Group of symptoms of addictive disease that occur as a result of abstinence from addictive chemicals.
What is Post acute withdrawal
Name the 4 patterns of PAW..
Regenerative
Degenerative
Stable
Intermittent
It takes ___ to ___ years for the average recovering alcoholic to fully return to normal.
What is 8 to 10
True or False
Partial recovery is considered sobriety.
What is false
This is a behavior that will enable you to be firm in accepting your own needs and not allowing other people or situations to push you into reactions that are not in the best interest of your sobriety.
What is self-protective behavior
(pg 73)
Name all 6 types of PAW Symptoms listed in the book:
1. Inability to think clearly
2. Memory Problems
3. Emotional overreactions or numbness
4. Physical coordination problems
5. Physical Coordination problems
6. Stress sensitivity
Addictive thinking begins with _____ and ______.
What is obsession and compulsion.
(Pg 49)
Name all 6 developmental periods of recovery, in order...
1. Pre-treatment
2. Stabilization
3. Early Recovery
4. Middle Recovery
5. Late Recovery
6. Maintenance