Relapse Prevention
A person, place, thing, emotion, or thought that can lead to a desire to use substances.
What is a trigger?
This is what CBT stands for.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Based on 12 steps and 12 traditions Developed by Bill Wilson, this is the most well-known recovery support group.
What is AA?
In addition to the individual, it is important that these people also receive counseling and support.
What is family?
This is the way that we communicate the majority of our emotional experience.
What is body language?
This 6 letter word is something we all experience, and is the most common predictor of relapse.
What is stress?
A synonym for awareness, this tool is a core tenant of CBT
What is Mindfulness
Science based, the name of this group is a 5 letter acronym.
What is SMART Recovery?
Although different schools of thought exist, addiction is generally not considered to be a choice or a moral failing. Instead, it is viewed within the medical model as a ______
What is a disease?
These four emotions are the building blocks of all other emotional experiences.
What are mad, glad, sad, and scared (scad)
This is something that 40-60% of people experience in the first 18 months of recovery.
What is relapse?
A CBT tool whose acronym is H.A.L.T.
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Summarize any four steps from AA/NA
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Addiction is often referred to as a combination of obsession and ______
What is compulsion?
Thought
These typically only last 5-10 minutes, but can be very extreme.
What is a craving?
A CBT tool, whos abbreviation is ABC:
What is activating event, belief, and consequence?
This group was founded by Noah Levine, whose book "Dharma Punx" began the movement.
What is Refuge Recovery
Addiction is known to be a ___ and ____ disease that lasts a life time, and continues to get worse without treatment.
What is chronic / progressive?
This is the part of ourselves that is able to notice our experiences in an impartial fashion.
What is the Witness / Observer / Higher Self?
The part of the brain where addiction "lives", responsible for the pleasure reward system.
What is the mid brain?
Black and white thinking and catastrophizing are examples of this.
What are cognitive distortions?
This group is based on the work of Melody Beattie.
What is CODA.
Any withdrawal is painful, but these two substances are the only two that are known to cause potentially fatal withdrawal symptoms.
What are alcohol and benzodiazepines?
Although Thoughts and Feelings are a continual feedback loop, this one typically arises first.
What are thoughts?