Definitions
A set of guiding principles established by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1939.
The key to understanding the teachings of the 12 steps, to achieving serenity, and to sobriety.
What is acceptance?
A person who is new to meetings and to the 12 step community.
What is a newcomer?
The fundamental text of Narcotics Anonymous.
What is the Basic Text?
We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
What is Step One?
First published in 1946 and were intended to help Alcoholic Anonymous and related groups function effectively.
What were the 12 traditions?
This involves thankfulness and showing appreciation.
What is gratitude?
A spiritual being, or simply a power greater than the individual, that can help the person overcome their addiction.
What is a higher power?
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.
What is the "Big Book?"
We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
What is Step Four?
A group of people who share a similar vision, or who are working toward a similar goal.
What is a fellowship?
A level of enlightenment and peace.
What is serenity?
This is used to refer to the action of moving away from a familiar place in order to further a person's recovery.
What is a "geographical cure?"
What do the three sides to an A.A. coin/chip stand for?
What is unity, service, and recovery?
We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
What is Step Three?
This helps develop the sense of community that is so important for 12 step programs and helps people stay committed to working their program.
What is a home group?
Being respectful of and receptive to new and different possibilities.
What is open-mindedness?
When someone in a recovery group pursues sexual relations with another person in the group.
What is 13th step/13th stepping?
Give one (1) concrete difference between A.A. and N.A. 12 step meetings.
What is Chelsea will decide if the answer is sufficient enough for points...
We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
What is Step Nine?
The act of helping other people achieve and maintain sobriety.
What is service?
Recognizing and accepting one's own assets and liabilities/strengths weaknesses, based upon realistic self-perception.
What is humility?
A person who has quit drinking but who does not experience as fulfilling a life as they should in recovery.
What is a "dry drunk?"
H.A.L.T. stands for...
What is hungry, angry, lonely, and tired?
We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.
What is Step Eleven?