Stages of Change
It's within this stage where the most denial of a problem exists
What is the Precontemplation stage of change?
This is what the ackronym stands for
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
This is the current accepted name for addiction according to the American Psycological Association
What is substance use disorder?
These two awareness points are mentioned in step 1, dealing with inability to control and the roles we play in life
What are powerlessness and unmanageability
This injection is said to prevent both alcohol and opiate cravings for up to a month
What is the Vivitrol Shot?
Within this stge, someone continues to engage in new, routine behaviors in order to reinforce positive outcomes
What is the maintenence stage?
This is another name for the irrational thinking patterns what arise within someone's schema
What are cognitive distortions?
These may remind a person of something else, and subsequently invoke emotions or urges.
What are triggers?
This daily reading allows us to find a meditative focus through NA concepts 365 days a year
What is Just for Today?
This medicine makes someone violently ill is they consume alcohol, even sometimes if even through the skin
What is antabuse?
In order to facilitate change, professionals engaging in motivational interviewing often suffest clients complete this analytical list, weighing the consequences of change
What is a cost benefit analysis?
In this common form of distorted thinking, one thinks in polarized thinking, disallowing the possibility of grey areas
What is all or nothing thinking?
What are cravings?
These are understood to be fulfilled either quickly or slowly, after completing step 9
What are the promises?
This is a medicine similar to Benadry, which is commonly used to treat anxiety
What is Vistiril?
This is return to an old behavior is considered by some to be included as a stage of change, so one need not be feel guilt about it
What is Relapse?
These types of questions all one to put ther thoughts on trial, seeking evidence for and against the thought occurring.
What is Socratic questioning?
These are spiritual programs of recovery that focus on fellowship.
What are 12 steps programs?
NA allows alcoholics to attend meetings, because in their mind, alcohol is this
What is a drug?
Don't get "psyched" out, but this drug works by altering the chemical balance in the brain, which can influence a person's mood, perception, cognition, and behavior.
What is psychotropic?
This scale utilizes motivation levels on a scale of 1 to 10 in order to guage excluding questions in order to increase motivation
What is the motivation ruler?
This subset of CBT examines how to change behaviors in order to naturally have better quality thoughts and emotions
What is behavioral activation?
What is an impulse?
This, found on page 417 of AA's "Big Book" is the "answer to all my problems today."
What is acceptance?
Contrary to popular belief, this does NOT get "into your bones."
What is Methadone?