Psychology
AA
SUD
Acronyms
Celebrities
100

What is the term for recognizing and understanding another persons feelings? 

Empathy 

100

What year was Alcoholics Anonymous founded?

1935

100

What is the body’s process of adapting to repeated exposure to a substance called?

Tolerance

100

What does HALT stand for? 

Hungry Angry Lonely Tired 

100

This actor, famous for The West Wing and A Few Good Men, has openly discussed his recovery from alcoholism.


Martin Sheen 

200

This cognitive distortion involves expecting the worst possible outcome and treating it as though it’s likely to happen.

Catastrophizing  

200

Who are the two men credited with founding AA?

Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith 

200

What part of the brain plays a major role in decision-making impulse control and planning?

Prefrontal cortex

200

What does RAIN stand for?

Recognize Allow Investigate Nurture 

200

This actress and comedian, known for Saturday Night Live and Bridesmaids, has spoken publicly about her sobriety.


Kristen Wigg

300

This attachment style is characterized by a strong desire for closeness, combined with fear of rejection or abandonment

anxious attachment 

300

Which step focuses on being entirely ready to have one’s shortcomings removed?

Step Six 

300

What is the primary life-threatening effect responsible for many opioid overdose deaths?

Respiratory depression

300

What does DBT stand for? 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 

300

This country singer has openly discussed his sobriety and addiction struggles, including getting sober in 2006.


Keith Urban 

400

This defense mechanism involves unconsciously pushing uncomfortable thoughts, or feelings out of conscious awareness

Repression 

400

According to tradition one what should come before individual members

Common welfare 

400

What is the term describing having both a mental health disorder and a substance disorder?

Co Occurring disorder

400

What does SMART stand for? 

Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-Bound 

400

 This singer-songwriter behind “Fast Car” has been open about her decision to stop drinking.


Tracey Chapman 

500

this psychological phenomenon occurs on repeated exposure to something causes a person to become less emotionally responsive to it

Desensitization

500

What chapter in the big book discusses alcoholism from the perspective of medical science

The doctor’s opinion

500

What is the term for using several different substances during the same period?

Polysubstance use 

500
What does EMDR stand for?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing 

500

This rock musician known for songs like “School’s Out” has been sober for decades and is active in recovery advocacy.


Alice Cooper