Defense Mechanisms
Core Skills
PAWS
Criminogenic Behaviors
Thinking Errors
100

“So I smoke a little crack once in a while?  I don’t smoke more than once a day.  That’s not a problem – that’s control and fun.”

What is minimizing?

100

Saying what is true

What is affirming?

100

A combination of damage to the nervous system caused by substances and psychosocial stress of coping with life without substances.

What is Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?

100

The Lifestyle models

Irresponsibility/Pseudo-Responsibility, Social Rule Bending/Rule Breaking, Interpersonal Triviality, Stress/Coping Imbalance

100

BLAMES OTHERS (FAMILY, PAST, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, ETC.) FOR CAUSING BEHAVIOR

SEES RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROBLEMS AS  BEING CAUSED BY OTHERS AND CIRCUMSTANCES

What is Victimstance?

200

“Of course I was driving.  I’m too drunk to walk.”

What is humor?

200

Skill steps to affirming

Personalize it, create it, repeat it, believe it

200

The symptoms typically grow to peak intensity this long after abstinence begins

What is 3-6 months?

200

The addict/offender overreacts to stressful situations and acts out for relief through drinking, drugging, sexual promiscuity, or criminality

What is Stress/Coping Imbalance?

200

UNREASONABLE NEED TO BE IN CONTROL

WHEN FEELING “PUT DOWN” OR OUT OF CONTROL, IMPULSIVELY SEEKS TO REGAIN CONTROL WITH NO THOUGHT OF CONSEQUENCES

USES MANIPULATION, DECEIT, ANGER AND THREATS AS WAYS OF FEELING POWERFUL

“F__ IT! I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES.  NOBODY TELLS ME WHAT TO DO/MESSES WITH ME, ETC. ”

What is Power Thrust?

300

“You better be careful about what you say to me or you’ll be sorry!”

What is threatening?

300

Coming up with many possibilities and choices

What is brainstorming?

300

These are symptoms of PAWS - name 3

Inability to think clearly, memory problems, emotional overreactions/numbness, sleep disturbances, physical coordination problems, stress sensitivity

300

Depending on where the behavior falls on the Continuum of Irresponsibility, the infraction is either

What is social rule-bending or rule-breaking?

300

EXPERIENCE THAT DOESN’T MATCH WITH IMAGE OF SELF AS “HIP, SLICK, AND COOL”, PROVES ONE TO BE A NOBODY OR A NOTHING, A COMPLETE FAILURE

What is Zero State?

400

“The secret to doing easy time is to just tell them what they want to hear.  If they want me to say I’m an addict, I’ll say I’m an addict.  If they want me to say I’ll quit drinking and smoking crack, I agree to quit drinking and smoking crack

What is overcompliance?

400

Communicating your wants/needs in a clear constructive manner

What is asserting?

400

Inability to experience pleasure

What is anhedonia?

400

Fails to perform responsibly though may feign responsible behavior, or justifies irresponsible behavior by claiming it is necessary to meet responsibilities

What is Irresponsibility/Pseudo-Responsibility?

400

SPECIAL” – BETTER THAN OTHERS (SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT)

GRANDIOSE – THINKS OF SELF AS SUPERIOR IN SPITE OF LACK OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

BELIEVES THE RULES DO NOT APPLY, OR SHOULD NOT APPLY

What is Uniqueness?

500

“I’m willing to quit smoking pot for a week if you’ll buy me a new outfit.  After all, one week without pot is progress and you can just about cover the cost of the outfit with the money I won’t spend on pot.”

What is manipulation?

500

Recognizing a situation that could trigger you to use

What is danger-spotting?

500

Recovery from the damage caused by addiction requires abstinence, but the damage interferes with the ability to remain abstinent

What is the Paradox of Recovery?

500

Pro-social people value people and use things.  Addicts and offenders value things and use people.

What is Interpersonal triviality?

500

NOT RECEPTIVE TO VIEWPOINTS OF OTHERS

NEITHER SELF-CRITICAL NOR ACCEPTING OF CRITICISM BY OTHERS

NO DISCLOSURE

LIES BY OMISSION AND COMMISSION

What is Closed Channel?

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