Substance Abuse
3 elements to a successful recovery. (Listed on your handouts)
Structure, Scheduling, Balance
This instinct was adapted by our ancestors in response to danger, or stressful situations.
What is fight or flight?
Allows you to grasp other people's viewpoints and overall inner experience because you realize they have a mind of their own, different from yours.
What is Mentalizing?
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
What is step 9?
This NBA player has a tattoo on his back that reads "Chosen one".
Who is LeBron James?
Exercise, meditation and journal writing.
How long does it take for your body to calm down after a flight or fight response?
20 minutes.
If other people allow it, all the groups attention will go to that person, and once this happens, it's hard to redirect the groups focus.
What is center of attention?
Bill and Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith the two men behind AA drew their inspiration for the 12 steps from Oxford group who advocated that all problems rooted in fear and selfishness could be changed through the power of God.
Where did the 12 steps orginate?
What NBA team is from Boston ?
The Celtics
This term is used to describe the emotional flatness you experience 2-4 months into recovery, often leaving you feeling bored and tired..
What is "the Wall"?
This part of your brain helps you reason your way through a problem.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
The parent relates to the child as if the child were the parent, excepting attentiveness and comfort from the child.
What is Role Reversal?
What year was AA founded?
AA was founded in 1935.
What item does the crocodile in Peter Pan swallow?
What is a clock?
During recovery the body may feel a lack of what?
Any kind of strong emotion.
This happens when your body perceives a threat, causing a surge of energy.
What is adrenaline rush?
When people take your thoughts and relate them back to their own personal experiences.
What is self referential?
while out drinking, Bill W. missed a major medical situation with his wife, Lois. What was this life-threatening event?
She was bleeding out and had to get a hysterectomy.
if it is 8am in California, what time is it in Missouri?
10 AM
This is a term used to describe enjoyable life events that you create to have a sense of excitement and anticipation for something good.
What is the islands?
When your body begins to break down and the physiological changes that are meant help you in an emergency, start to disrupt your sleep and appetite, your in a state of what?
Chronic state of anger.
These are two qualities all emotionally immature people share.
What is self-involvement and self-preoccupation?
Name the ABCDE of managing emotions
A: Activating Event D: Disputing the thought
B: Beliefs/Thoughts E: Energization
C: Consequences
Who from the Jeopardy game show just passed away ?
Who is Alex Trebek?