Criminal and Addiction Hx
Becoming Aware of your Thinking
Noticing Emotional Responses to Thinking
Core Beliefs
Thinking Reports
100

A _________ happens when a person under the influence of alcohol or other drugs (AOD) continues to function and appears normal to others, but later has no memory of what happened. 

What is a BLACKOUT? 

100

To monitor our thinking, or "think about our thinking", we must first STOP and identify our _________. Over time we should see __________. 

What is thoughts and patterns

100

List off as many of these as you can in 15 seconds. 


100

Core beliefs are central beliefs (basic assumptions) that people hold about ______, ______, and the _______. 

What is the self, others and the world

100

A thinking reports is a ______ that helps us monitor our thinking. 

What is a tool? 

Thinking Reports help us become more aware of our thinking, learn to monitor our thinking, and replace our thinking with alternative or more helpful thoughts. 

200

While the exact rates of inmates with substance use disorders (SUDs) is difficult to measure, some research shows that an estimated _____ percent of the United States prison population has an active SUD.

A.  65%  B.  42%   C.  99%

What is 65%?

200

Most thoughts happen in response to an __________.

OR 

The ______ leads to the ______.  The _______ lead to the ___________. 



When is event, thoughts and behaviors? Or What is thought map? 



200

List two thoughts and the resulting emotions.

I.e.

Thought: My probation officer is out to get me. How I felt: angry, and fearful. 

Thought: 

How I felt: 

200

The main thing to understand about Core beliefs is that they are the "______________________". 

What is "thoughts behind our thoughts"? And our automatic negative thoughts or faulty thinking come from our core beliefs. 

200

The first 5 parts of a Thinking Report (consecutive). 

What is event, thoughts, feelings, behavior and core beliefs? 

300

Inmates with opioid use disorder are at a ______ for overdose following release from incarceration.

What is higher risk?

300

Our behaviors are always a result of our ________, whether we are aware of it or not. 

What is thought? 

300

Our emotions can range from ______, _______, and _________. 


I.e.

Shame: embarrassed--humiliated--unworthy

What is mild, moderate, and extreme? 

300

True or False

Some core beliefs are positive and healthy!

What is True? Some core beleifs are healthy and they protect us. They can also help us understand the safety and needs of others. 

300

The goal of the thinking report is not to change events in your life, but to focus on _______ and ________ you want to change.

What is thinking and behavior?

400

True or False

People with an addiction or criminal background think and behave in different ways when they're drunk, using other drugs, or committing crimes.

What is True?

400

My thoughts are always True.

What is distorted thinking? 

Distorted or faulty thinking is common to all of us. 

400

The sympathetic nervous system is charged with controlling the body's _________ reactions. When facing a threat, these responses automatically prepare your body to freeze, flee from danger or face the threat head-on.

What is the fight-or-flight-or-freeze response?

400

YOU CAN IDENTIFY AND CHALLENGE CORE BELIEFS

List 3 ways you can change your core beliefs. 

What is...:

"Catch it, Check it. Change it". 

 Identify thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors tied to the distress. Challenge distorted beliefs. Work on alternative ways of thinking.

400

_______ ________ are the healthier, more positive thoughts we could choose that would challenge our automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) or distorted thoughts.

What are Alternative Thoughts?

500

Treatment during and after incarceration is effective and should include comprehensive care to be more effective. 

List 3 types of treatment or care: 

What is including medication, behavioral therapy, job and housing opportunities, etc? 


CBT, Relapse Prevention Therapy, case management, Contingency Management Interventions, Peer-based Recovery Support Programs, 12-step or Other Mutual Aid Groups, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Pharmacotherapy 

500

Feelings do not result from an event. Feelings come out of the ________ that arise from the event.

What is thoughts

500

In the English language there are about __ thousand words not counting longer phrases or slang words that could complete this sentence "I feel __________". 

A. 1 B. 2 or C. 4

What is two thousand words to describe feelings? 

One way to start identifying, understanding, and  recognizing feelings in ourselves and others is to name them. 

500

Beginning in childhood, we form core beliefs about ourselves and how we perceive the world. They are formed from experiences and by accepting what others tell us as truth. The relationships we form and experiences we have as teens and young adults can significantly reshape our belief system.

Where do core beliefs come from? 

500

What we can do differently based on our alternative thought.

What is alternative behavior?