12 Step
T/F AA is a religious program.
what is FALSE. AA is a spiritual program. It requires no definite religious belief as a condition of memberships. Only a desire to stop using/drinking.
This music artist had a hit pop song come out a few years before her death called 'Rehab'
Who is Amy Winehouse, died of alcohol intoxication
When someone thinks in black or white categories without acknowledging the shades of grey.
What is All or nothing Thinking
H.A.L.T stands for..
What is hungry, angry, lonely and tired
This is making a conscious effort to count one’s blessings. Practicing this can shift your perspective from a negative outlook to a positive outlook and can improve your overall quality of life.
What is gratitude?
Founders of AA
Who Are Bill W. and Dr. Bob
Describe 3 qualities of a healthy relationship
What is ...
Healthy- Trust, honesty, respect, compromise, communication, empathy, understanding, boundaries ect.
Feelings, individuals, or situations that cause your brain to crave substances; if you are unaware of them they could be a factor for relapse.
What are triggers
According to NA literature, addicts in the grip of this illness will end up in _____, ____ & ____.
What are jails, institutions or death
This famous rock star died in 1977 at the age of 42, officially of heart failure, but after his death reportedly was found to contain high dosages of, among other things, the opiates Dilaudid, Percodan, and Demerol, as well as Quaaludes and codeine.
Who is
King of Rock 'n Roll
Elvis Presley
When someone believes they know what another is thinking without having evidence to support that claim.
What is Mind reading
This is being fully in the moment without judgement, this can help you enjoy the moment without worrying about the future or being stuck in the past.
What is mindfulness
This is defined as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different outcome.
What is Insanity (from albert einstein)
The only condition for membership
What is A desire to stop Drinking?
Name 3 relationship RED FLAGS
What is
Control
co-dependency
intimidation
Violence
Dishonesty
Disrespect
ect.
A meeting that a person in recovery designates as their 'official' meeting, or is the meeting they go to most often.
What is a home group?
This is the core spiritual principle of Step 1
What is Honesty?
This child star first was forced into rehab at age 13, and a mental institution for a year and a half after that. She was emancipated from her parents and declared an adult at age 14. She worked hard and stayed sober once she was away from her family.
Who is Drew Barrymore
John has a presentation at work today. All morning he is worried about how this presentation will go.
"What if my presentation does go well? What if i get fired? I will be homeless and hungry and my life will be over!!!"
This is an example of...
What is catastrophizing/ Magnification?
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress
What is self-care
Flower that opioids are derived from
What is the poppy flower?
The year was AA was founded
What is 1935 ?
However the book was not published until 1939
These are put into place in order to build and maintain a healthy relationship. It is the best way to respect yourself and others. This also prevents resentments in relationships.
What are boundaries
Name three things that should be in your Relapse Prevention plan.
Social supports, Triggers, Coping skills, Aftercare plan, motivation, consequences of using, goals, action plans ect.
The AA logo has 3 words going around its triangle, what do they say?
What is Unity, Service and Recovery
This is a famous actress and musician. She entered rehab for the first time at 17 years old due to a cocaine addiction and a year later was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her struggle with substance use and alcohol became well known when she released her song “Sober” after relapsing in 2018 six years into sobriety. She then suffered from a nearly fatal overdose a month later. Since then, she has become an advocate for people struggling with substance abuse and mental health.
Who is Demi Lovato?
You and two friends go out to the movies. You guys are stuck between two movies, Spiderman and Batman. You take a vote and you end watching batman because your vote broke the tie. Your friends end up arguing the whole night over the decision. They end their friendship that night and you know its all your fault. If you wouldn't have chosen batman this would've never happened.
What is personalization/blaming ?
The big book of AA states that these skills are the essentials to recovery. They are the foundation of our recovery and H.O.W. we attain Spiritual Experience.
What are the HOW skills?
Honest, Open-mindedness and willingness
The 5 stages of grief
What are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Sadness, Acceptance.
According to AA literature a step 4 moral inventory consists of _____, ______, _____ and, ______. This process helps uncover character defects and assets.
What are Fears, Resentments, Harms done, and sexual conduct.
The four communication types
What is passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive and assertive?
The 3 stages of relapse
What is..
Emotional - Bottled up emotions, lack of support network, not going to support groups, Isolation, Denial
Mental - Cravings and thoughts of use
Physical - Physical use. Lapse/Relapse
What tradition is: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity?
What is Tradition #1
This Movie portrays the founding of Alcoholics anonymous from one of the co-founders wives perspectives.
What is When love is not enough: The Lois Wilson story
It is your first day working at a warehouse company. You arrived 30 minutes late this morning because you were pulled over for going 6 miles over the speed limit. When you greet your new boss you know she is upset with you right away. Thankfully she doesn't fire you like you thought she would and she tells you to get right to work. Your last warehouse job was awful and you feel like this one will be the exact same, like they all are.
Name Three cognitive distortion portrayed here.
Give evidence to support your claim
What is
Fortune telling, Mind Reading, Emotional reasoning, Overgeneralization, All or nothing thinking.
Describe the inner critic and one way you can quiet your inner critic.
What is a distorted inner voice that expresses criticism, frustration or disapproval about our actions?
To quiet the inner critic we need to be aware of our thought patterns, explore how we think and speak to ourselves more compassionately.
The most addictive substance
What is sugar?
According to the AA Big book what is the "number one" offender that destroys alcoholics?
Resentment
“Resentment is the “number one” offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
DEAR MAN stands for..
Give me 7/7 to receive double points
Give me 5/7 to receive standard points
D-Describe
E-Express
A-assert
R-Reinforce
M-mindful
A-appear confident
N-Negotiate
The 6 stages of change?
what is Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and (Optional) Relapse?