Opportunity to Change
What does ABC stand for?
What is Activating Events, Beliefs, and Consequences.
This attitude means to be truthful.
What is Honesty
This is intensifying a thought with harsh words
What is a Loaded word.
When in need of additional support on Tuesday and Friday nights where can you go?
12 step meetings
“I don’t have a problem” is an example of what stage of change?
What is Pre-Contemplation.
This word means showing respect for another person who is speaking by paying attention, maintaining appropriate eye contact and not interrupting them.
What is Active Listening
This attitude means being mentally prepared and ready to do something.
What is Willingness.
This error means thinking one is unable to tolerate something.
What is I Can't
When one is feeling cravings, they can use this to help get through, give an example.
What is a coping skill. Deep breathing, meditation, grounding, distraction, etc.
Steps are being taken to prevent relapses for a prolonged period of time.
What is Maintenance
What is Ambivalence.
This attitude is recognizing no one's views, beliefs, customs or talents are beneath you.
What is Humility.
This thinking error means forcusing on the bad instead of the good.
What is Awfulizing.
What is the first step in AA/NA?
What is “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol/addiction, that our lives have become unmanageable.”
Creating a plan is an example of which stage of change?
What is Preparation.
What does SMART stand for?
What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Rewarding, and Trackable.
This attitude means considering ideas and opinions that may be differed from yours.
What is Open-mindedness.
This thinking error means insisting that things have to or need to be, or should be a certain way.
What is Demands.
This is a mental technique for managing unwanted behaviors.
What is Urge Surfing?
Modifying lifestyle to alter behaviors is what stage of change?
What is Action.
What are the four skills to assist with healthy change?
What is Listening/Sharing, Leveling, Practicing a Balanced Lifestyle, and Respecting Others.
This attitude means being factual, impartial, and lacking prejudice.
What is Objectivity.
This thinking error means exaggerating, using broad statements.
What is Absolutes.
DAILY DOUBLE:
In this statement Identify the Thinking error, positive attitude, and stages of change the person is in.
Mr. Jones is a participant in the Treatment Readiness phase of treatment. He discussed with his peers in group how he doesn’t know if he can leave his drug use behind due to the people, places, and things back in his hometown. Mr. Jones stated, “I know if I go back to Lancaster to live with my family, I will relapse because drugs are all around me. I know I don’t want to go back to using Meth but I may still smoke some weed.”
Thinking Error: Awfulizing, Absolutes.
Positive Attitude: Honesty
Stage of Change: Contemplation
Ambivalence is common when experiencing this stage of change.
What is Contemplation.