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Defense Mechanisms
100
You can call or meet this person to help you work the 12 steps.
What is a sponsor?
100
If you are in recovery from alcohol use, it is probably smart to stay away from this type of beverage serving establishment.
What are bars?
100
This is the term for seeing things in polar opposites (ie. good and bad, right and wrong).
What is black and white thinking?
100
This term means shifting your focus on something else in order to pay less attention to a certain situation.
What is distraction?
100
This is a term meaning "an inability to acknowledge reality." And it has nothing to do with the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is denial?
200
They say this is the only step you must work perfectly.
What is Step 1?
200
It is said that if you stay in a barbershop long enough, you're bound to get this
What is a haircut?
200
This is the term for believing the absolute worst case scenario is going to happen.
What is catastrophizing?
200
This usually involves rhythmic inhalation and exhalation that i can lower feelings of worry and anxiety.
What is deep breathing?
200
This is a defense mechanism that attempts to excuse behaviors by pronouncing them free of guilt and blame.
What is justification?
300
Go to this place every time they meet to be involved in service (ie. making coffee, chairing meetings, clean time countdown).
What is a home group?
300
These 'nouns' can really wreak havoc on an otherwise strong program of recovery.
What are people, places, and things?
300
This is a term for exaggerating the negatives, risk, or actuality of a situation. You can find both of these in a spring field.
What is making mountains out of molehills.
300
This strategy involves putting off impulsive behaviors for a defined period of time.
What is delaying?
300
This is an attempt to excuse behaviors by using big words and a superior attitude. I'm sure this happens all the time in MENSA.
What is intellectualization?
400
You must make sure you dial these rather than file them?
What are phone numbers?
400
You may realize that you are doing this when you see that you're spending a lot of time alone and getting "stuck in your own head."
What is isolating?
400
This demanding helping verb is especially harmful as it can set unrealistic expectations on others and ourselves.
What is should?
400
You can go to these to be around people who share a similar interest and desire for recovery.
What are 12-step meetings?
400
This involves putting your own insecurities, feelings, and behaviors on someone else.
What is projection?
500
It is said that the therapeutic value of one addict helping another is without this.
What is parallel?
500
This is a colloquial term for the back row of 12-step meetings (ie. Denial Aisle).
What is relapse row?
500
This involves drawing conclusions or general rules on based on a few incidents. It is similar to concept of stereotyping.
What are overgeneralizations?
500
Some people recommend placing your shoes under your bed so that when you wake in the morning you remember to do this.
What is pray?
500
These are the terms for the two different arguments or stances that must be satisfied by utilizing defense mechanisms.
What are the ego and the id?