Celebrities in Recovery
This celebrity was a child actress and starred in E.T. as Gertie and later in Never Been Kissed. She has openly shared using cocaine at 12-years-old and later with alcohol use. She has been sober since 2019.
Drew Barrymore
What is another term for irrational thoughts?
Cognitive Distortions
When drinking alcohol which part of the brain is the first to be impacted?
Frontal Lobe or Prefrontal Cortex
This 12-Step Program was founded in 1935 (Ohio).
AA/Alcoholics Anonymous.
What are the three types of boundaries?
Healthy, Rigid, and Porous
As the lead singer of Aerosmith, this famous celeb is well known for their struggles with addiction and has been sober since 2009.
Steven Tyler
Cognitive Distortions can be corrected by this intervention.
Cognitive Restructuring/Decatastrophizing/Socratic Questioning/Thoughts-On-Trial
This part of the brain is responsible for assisting with emotional regulation, hunger, and thirst. This area is severely impacted when using substances.
Limbic System
This self-help program is primarily used for friends and loved ones of people struggling with addiction.
Al-Anon
Things that could place a person at risk for relapse.
Trigger
Bestselling horror author struggled with alcohol and cocaine use.
Stephen King
What are fundamental, deeply held convictions that shape a person's perception of themselves, others, and the world? They are often developed early in life.
Core Beliefs
This neurotransmitter is associated with helping us to feel calm.
GABA (gamma- aminobutyric Acid)
Refuge Recovery and Dharma follow this lifestyle approach
This is a type of coping mechanism that utilizes the senses to help focus on the here-and-now.
Grounding Exercises
A British Comedian and Actor who was formerly married to Katy Perry has been sober from substance since 2002.
Russell Brand
This tool can be used to track and restructure your thoughts.
Thought Record/Thought Log
What part of the brain is responsible for involuntary functions?
The Brain Stem
This self-help program is ran by trained volunteers or licensed professionals.
SMART Recovery
What are the 8 components of the addiction cycle?
Trigger, Cognitive Distortion, Power/Control, Avoidance/Blame, Planning, Use, Guilt/Shame/Fear, and Reframing.
This famous actor has been open about his alcohol and prescription drug abuse. He is best known for his role in the following movies: 300, Of Men and Mavericks, and Phantom of The Opera."
Gerard Butler
This term describes the psychological discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs, values, or behaviors.
Cognitive Dissonance
Alcohol Induced Dementia is also called this.
Wet Brain or Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
This self-help program uses the 12-Steps but specifically in cooperates Christianity into their works.
Celebrate Recovery
DEAR MAN is an Acronym for what? (Hint: This is a technique to improve communication)
Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce, Mindfully ask, Appear Confident, and Negotiate.