Session 1:
Introduction to Habits
Introduction to Habits
The ways habits are formed follows a circular pattern of reinforcement.
What is the Habit Loop?
This is what the C in ABC PLEASE stands for.
What is Cope Ahead?
Accumulating positive experiences
What is the A in ABC?
Build mastery
What is the B in ABC PLEASE
Reducing the harm of using a substance.
What is Harm Reduction?
____________ is another word used in place of "cue" in the Habit Loop.
What is a trigger?
Gambling is this kind of an addiction.
What is a Behavioral Addiction?
Getting enough sleep
What is S in PLEASE?
Exercise regularly.
What is the second E in ABC PLEASE?
Choosing to completely abstain from a substance.
What is Abstinence?
____________ is another word for "routine" in the Habit Loop.
What is behavior?
Medical term for the misuse of drugs or alcohol
What is Substance Use Disorder?
Balanced eating
What is the first E in PLEASE?
Committing to total abstinence but accepting that slip-ups will probably happen.
What is Dialectical Abstinence?
"Wise Mind" in DBT is similar to this concept in Dialectical Abstinence.
What is Clear Mind?
The fourth part of the “habit loop,” which is portrayed in its center, and “powers” the rest of the loop.
What is craving?
This is what you have if a substance is out of your system (physically) but you still crave it.
What is an addiction?
Avoid mood-altering drugs
What is the A in PLEASE?
"I’m sober and think I’m immune to relapse; I don’t expect cravings to return" is an example of this kind of mindset.
What is clean mind?
Many people who struggle with addiction also struggle with this tendency.
What is Perfectionism?
The Rat Park experiment concluded that this is the opposite of addiction.
What is connection?
You likely have a ____________ Substance Use Disorder if there are 4-5 signs that a substance is affecting your life.
What is Moderate?
Treat physical illness
What is PL in PLEASE?
Being vigilant against temptation to use, but accepting that impulses to use might still occur, is an example of this kind of mind.
What is clear mind?
The focus of recovery should not be on being perfect or flawless but rather on being this.
What is being whole?