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These three factors are the foundation for any mental health and/or substance abuse treatment module involving Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What is Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors
Sober support groups encourage members to practice this mindset where individuals will put effort towards finding similarities with peers rather than differences
What is Identifying
It is estimated that this percent of people in need of substance abuse treatment feel they do not have a problem
What is 95%
Many people in early recovery continue to minimize or discount the negative aspects of their use in effort to do this
What is Justify Relapse
Although not recommended, many people have found sobriety without seeking any type of support or treatment. Most people who choose this path typically foster a negative outlook towards themselves and resentments towards others. In recovery circles they are known by this
What are dry drunks
For a person to truly learn from past errors they must first process this emotion that people experience when violating moral guidelines
What is guilt
One of the most common, and effective, coping skills a person early recovery can possess is a to establish a string of behaviors characterized as "a sequence of actions regularly followed"
What is a Routine
Statistically speaking, this holiday yields the highest number of drunk driving arrests and accidents.
What is Thanksgiving
When a person in enters detox treatment program, they usually receive medical clearance after this many days
What is 5-7
Many recovery programs encourage their members to practice this emotion where they will identify with past and/or current stressors of peers because they have experiences the same stressors while in recovery
What is sympathy
Many treatment programs and support groups encourage members to avoid practicing this mindset where individuals will search for differences between themselves and peers.
What is comparing
Initial perceptions of oneself, other people and situations that need to be questioned for validity
What is Cognitive Distortions
It is estimated that this many people die each year as a direct result of alcohol abuse.
What is 88,000
Many people new to recovery experience an obsession of focus toward people, places and/or objects that were connected to their use. These facts are known as this
What are Relapse Triggers
This is the only requirement for an individual to meet in order to be a member of Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous
What is possess the desire to stay sober
Most CBT modules encourage individuals to practice this emotion where a person will demonstrate understanding for another person's experience even if they have never experienced it themselves
What is Empathy
This skill encourages a mode of thinking where a person will empower themselves to achieve a goal by reviewing past instances of personal success
What is Self- Efficacy
Based on a 2013 study, it is estimated that this substance is responsible for $26,000,000,000.00 of healthcare revenue
What is Prescription Opiates
In early recovery many people struggle with inconsistent mood and inconsistent concentration. This is part of the psychological withdrawal known by this acronym.
What is PAWS
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
People in early recovery will display characteristics of this psychological theory that is known by "a specific stimulus causes a specific response"
What is Classical Conditioning
In effort to change our outlook and perceptions about ourselves and the people in our community, we must "B" able to challenge these types of personal opinions
What are beliefs
Most people try to get sober by practicing this coping skill where they routinely review their personal failings in sobriety. They identify all of their negative characteristics and reasons why people should dislike them on a daily basis in effort to promote change. This skill has proven to be ineffective
What is Self-shaming
It is estimated that approximately this percent of parents talk to their children about the dangers associated with substance abuse
What is 33%
In early recovery it is important to implement change to behaviors that enable substance use. Most providers see the return of these behaviors as this
What is Relapse Warning Signs
Most Recovery programs encourage people to avoid initiating intimate relationships in early recovery as it is known by this unofficial passage
What is 13th step