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Relapse Prevention
Communication
A&D Education
12- Steps
Healthy Relationship
100

What is a trigger? 

Triggers are people, places, objects, feelings, and times that cause cravings.

100

What are the 4 basic communication styles?

passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive and assertive 

100

What does the acronym PAWS mean? 

Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms (or Syndrome)

100

What is the first step? 

 We Admitted that we were powerless over drugs (and/or alcohol)- that our lives had become unmanageable

100
How would you define boundaries?
Limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships-- these can be physical, intellectual, emotional, sexual, material, time etc
200

Can you name 3 relapse warning signs?

- Not reaching out for support

- Not attending meetings or treatment

-Avoiding difficult emotions or responsibilities 

- Hanging out with people who drink and use

- Slipping into unhealthy behavior patterns (honesty, etc)

- Not addressing mental health symptoms

- isolating 

200

what are 2 types of non-verbal communication? 

gestures, postures, body movement, eye contact and movement, tone of voice and facial expressions 

200

What are 3 common symptoms of PAWS?

Inability to think clearly, memory problems or impairment, difficulty managing feelings, sleep disturbances, physical coordination problems and stress tolerance

200

What is the Big Book?

The basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous 

200

What are 2 examples of co-dependency?

  • Low self-esteem;
  • Low levels of narcissism;
  • Familial dysfunction;
  • Depression;
  • Anxiety;
  • Stress;
  • Low emotional expressivity.
  • Having a hard time saying no;
  • Having poor boundaries;
  • Showing emotional reactivity;
  • Feeling compelled to take care of people;
  • Having a need for control, especially over others;
  • Having trouble communicating honestly;
  • Fixating on mistakes;
  • Feeling a need to be liked by everyone;
  • Feeling a need to always be in a relationship;
  • Denying one’s own needs, thoughts, and feelings;
  • Having intimacy issues;
  • Confusing love and pity;
  • Displaying fear of abandonment.
300

What does HALT stand for? 

Hungry, Angry, Lonely Tried 

300

What does the acronym DEARMAN mean? 

Describe

Express

Assert

Reinforce

(Stay) Mindful

Appear Confident

Negotiate

300

What two drugs are the most dangerous in withdrawal? And why?

Alcohol & benzodiazepine

300

What is a sponsor?

- Another person in recovery who has experience, strength and hope to offer

- Someone to work the steps with

300

What is enabling? 

Any behavior which, however, well-intentioned, serves to protect the individual from consequences of his/her behavior, thereby enabling the behavior to continue. 

400

Name two denial patterns

Avoidance, Absolute Denial, Minimizing, Rationalizing, Blaming, Comparing, Compliance, Manipulating, Flight into Health, Recovery by Fear, Strategic Hopelessness, the Democratic Disease State

400

What creates a synergistic effect in substance use? And why is it dangerous?

Using two or more drugs at the same time (cross-faded) 

400

Who were the founders of AA?

Bill Wilson & Bob Smith

400

Name 3 types of enabling

Denying, avoiding, minimizing, rationalizing, protecting, controlling, talking around, waiting and hoping, assuming and the 'no talk' rule

500

What are two thoughts stopping techniques?

visualization, snapping, relaxation, distraction, reaching out for support 
500
What part of the brain is responsible for decision making?

Prefrontal Cortex (or Lobe)

500

What year was the first AA book printed?

1939