Addiction & the Brain
Drugs chemically affect the way __________ normally send, receive, and process information
What is Neurons?
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
This is a responsible and organized group member who helps facilitate discussion and keeps the group on track.
What is a leader?
What fruit did Gwen Stefani mention in "Hollaback Girl".
What is a banana?
Just keep swimming...
Finding Nemo
This is a key part of your recovery process.
What is smart food choices.
In the A-B-C-D model, the “A” stands for the event that triggers anger.
What is Activating Event?
"I'm Lovin' it".
Drugs target brains what?
What is reward system?
How many Great Lakes are there?
Five
This person provides deep emotional understanding and connects with the feelings of others
What is an empathizer?
What two bodies of water did TLC tell us to stick to?
What are Lakes and Rivers
To Infinity and Beyond...
Bonus Points for who said it.
Toy Story- Buzz Lightyear
These offer the greatest balance and nutritional bargain.
What is plant foods.
True or False: “Our thoughts can influence how angry we become.”
True
"Eat mor chikin"
What is Chik fil A
This is the natural brain chemical increased when using substances.
What is Dopamine?
What is the process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly called?
Metamorphosis
This person often takes on the responsibility of "saving" other members, often by offering unsolicited advice or trying to "fix" others' problems.
Who is the Savior?
Where did Billy Ray Cyrus say he was taking his horse?
What is the old town road?
"Yo Adrian... I did it"...
Rocky
Where is the serving size of a food located?
On the nutrition label.
In the A-B-C-D model, the “B” represents your thoughts or beliefs about the event.
What is beliefs?
"Better Ingredients, Better Pizza"
What is Papa John's?
Addiction over time changes what?
The way a person thinks, feels, and acts.
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond.
This group member often dominates the conversation, making it difficult for others to participate or share.
What is the Monopolizer?
Why doesn't John from The Goo Goo Dolls want the world to see him?
Because he doesn't think that they'd understand.
You sit on a throne of lies.”
Elf
In general, eating health means following a plan that is... (there are several, name 5)
balanced, low fat, low in sugar, moderate in calories, low in salt, low in additives, low in cholesterol, high in fiber, and high in nutrients.
This is an alternative A-B-C-D Model. You simply tell yourself through a series of self-commands to stop thinking the thoughts that are making you angry.
What is Thought Stopping?
"Think outside the bun" (This is an old slogan)
What is Taco Bell?
This brain structure acts as a "librarian," storing memories related to the addiction, such as people, places, and things associated with drug use.
What is the Hippocampus?
What is the plural form of the word "deer"?
Deer
Spreads negativity, discouragement, or undermines group progress by focusing on the hopelessness of the situation.
What won't Tupac deny?
That he's a straight Ridah.
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Jaws
Known as the building blocks of body tissue, these are essential for repairing muscles and immune function.
What is Protein?
This emotion often increases when people interpret situations negatively.
What is Anger?
"America Runs on..."
What is Dunkin?
This part of the brain responsible for rational thought, decision-making, and impulse control is weakened by long-term addiction.
What is the PreFrontal Cortex?
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Name 5 of the 8 positive roles in group therapy?
Where did R. Kelly say the Remix to Ignition was?
Hot and Fresh out the kitchen.
“Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!”
Home Alone
One reason you eat is the same reason you use mood altering substances, what is it?
To change the way you feel.
The “D” in the A-B-C-D model involves challenging irrational thoughts.
What is Disputing?
"Hot Eats, Cool Treats"
What is Dairy Queen?
This term describes the inability to feel pleasure from natural rewards, often experienced during early sobriety.
What is anhedonia?
What element on the periodic table is represented by Na.
What is Sodium?
How many negative roles in group therapy are there? Name 3.
There are 10- Monopolizer, disengaged member, Resistor, Victim (Martyr), Negative Influencer, Distractor, Savior, Aggressor, Passive Aggressive, and Caretaker/Over-Helper.
In Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," what does he say after "I feel stupid and contagious..."
"...Here we are now, entertain us".
“Here’s looking at you, kid.”
Casablanca
How many calories does a typical fast food apple pie have?
What is 260 calories?
Thinking “everything always goes wrong for me” is an example of this distorted thinking pattern.
What is overgeneralization?
"Pizza Pizza".
What is Little Caesars?