Vocabulary
What is mindfulness?
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity?
What is the second step?
Progress not....
What is Perfection?
Communication style associated with standing up for yourself while respecting others
What is Assertiveness?
Return to use after a period of sobriety
What is Relapse?
We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable
What is the First Step?
If you want something you've never had.....
what is " You must be willing to do something you've never done." ?
Communication style in which the person does not openly express their feelings, often to avoid conflict
What is Passive?
First published in 1939, it is the basic text of AA
What is the Big Book?
Made a list of all the persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
What is the eighth step?
One Day....
Communication style in which a person expresses their own needs and wants at the expense of others
What is Aggressive?
A chronic, progressive, life-threatening disorder in which the person continues to use a substance despite negative consequences
What is Substance Use Disorder?
Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs
What is the Twelfth Step?
Stinkin'....
What is "Thinkin'?"
The communication skill of putting a difficult communication statement between two positive statements
What is "the sandwich technique?"
Complete and total acceptance of reality. It does not require liking or approving of something.
What is Radical Acceptance?
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
What is the Fourth Step?
This too....
What is "Shall pass"?
A communication tool that focuses on expressing your own feelings and needs rather than focusing on the other person
What is an " I statement"