Stages of Change
At this stage, alcoholics have decided to make a change, and they are planning to take meaningful steps toward recovery in the near future.
Preparation
The psychological test of human emotions and personality, using inkblots, is formally known as what?
The Rorschach test
What is the official text of Alcoholics Anonymous sometimes called?
The Big Book
The model and film actress (both mainstream and adult) was found dead in her Florida hotel room on February 8, 2007, from what the doctor called “combined drug intoxication.” The main culprit was the sleeping medication chloral hydrate, which was combined with 10 other drugs in her system at the time. While these were all prescription meds, none of them were prescribed to her.
Anna Nicole Smith
At this point, the individual is enjoying the benefits of quitting alcohol while focusing on sustaining the achievements made in the previous stage.
Maintenance
Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
Where is the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymous?
Akron, Ohio
The Academy Award-winning actor was lost on February 2, 2014, when he died from a combination of cocaine, heroin, benzodiazepines, and amphetamines, though authorities were unsure if they were all taken that day. His loss was considered so great that all of Broadway dimmed its lights for a minute as a show of mourning and respect.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
For many, this stage is both physically and mentally taxing — and individuals at this stage face a risk of alcohol relapse. This stage typically lasts from three to six months and sometimes as long as 18 months, but it does not mark the end of the recovery process
Action
The desire to eat strange things that are non-nutritive is known as what?
Pica
True OR False??? The words "drugs" and "narcotics" appear nowhere in NA's Twelve Steps
True
Eventually, her hard-partying ways caught up with her, and she died at 27 from an overdose of heroin and alcohol. Her posthumously released album Pearl became an instant hit, and the single “Me and Bobby McGee” reached the top of the charts
Janis Joplin
During this stage, people are experiencing the negative impacts of their alcohol addiction, but they have no intention of changing their behavior.
Precontemplation
Dendrophobia is the fear of what?
Trees
What is the name of the companion group to Alcoholics Anonymous for the families of alcoholics?
Al-Anon
This 26 year old rapper from Pittsburgh had worked with artists like Ariana Grande, Wiz Khalifa, and Vince Staples. A friend found him unresponsive on September 7, 2018, and was pronounced dead when first responders arrived. The cause of death has been listed as an accidental overdose.
Mac Miller
Individuals may waffle back and forth between wanting and not wanting to change. Procrastination, or stalling, is common in this stage. They may decide, for instance, that they’re going to seek treatment sometime in the next six months but won’t set a definite date
Contemplation
Commonly known as the five stages of grief, which ‘model’ was introduced in the 1969 book On Death and Dying?
The Kubler-Ross model It describes, in 5 discrete stages (Denial-Anger-Bargaining-Depression-Acceptance), a process by which people deal with grief and tragedy, especially when diagnosed with a terminal illness or catastrophic loss. In addition to this, the book brought mainstream awareness to the sensitivity required for better treatment of individuals who are dealing with a fatal disease
Founder of Narcotics Anonymous
Who is James "Jimmy K" Kinnon
She had a reputation as an unstable party girl, and her top 10 single “Rehab” discussed her refusal to receive treatment for substance abuse. On July 23, 2011, she became a member of the 27 Club with her death from accidental alcohol poisoning.
Amy Winehouse