Recovery Community
What was the 12 step program originated for?
(EXTRA 50 point; Who created the 12 step program)
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
(Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith)
What is the self sabotage to treatment?
Self-sabotaging behavior refers to intentional action (or inaction) that undermines people's progress and prevents them from accomplishing their goals. Self-sabotage occurs when people hinder their own success.
What is the definition of taking responsibly?
Taking responsibility means acknowledging and accepting accountability for one's actions, decisions, and their consequences, whether positive or negative.
The costs of the problem behavior (such as drug use) are not yet recognized. The individual is in denial and is not seriously considering changing their behavior.
Precontemplation.
“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.”
Theodore Roosevelt
List five other support groups relating to addiction.
Addiction Victorious, Women for Sobriety, High Focus center Alumni, Yoga for Recovery, Etc.
What is believing the myth that you drink or use because you have other problems? Example "Poor me"
Sitting on the Pity Potty
What can happen if you blame other for your actions. (List three things)
Increase conflict; isolation, etc..
The stage we want to try to prevent/avoid.
Relapse.
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
_____ ______ is a abstinence based, non profit organization for people having problems with drinking and using drugs.
SMART Recovery (Self Management and Recovery Training)
What is making light of a relapse, unwillingness to examine what led up to the relapse. Thinking it is not a big deal.
Minimizing relapse
How can one take responsibility?
(List Four)
Accept responsibility for your behaviors; Accept that is is your choice to recover; Accept that you cant not blame anyone or anything for your addiction; accept that you can only have control over yourself etc.
The individual is experiencing ambivalence about change
Contemplation
“Sometimes you’ve just got to give yourself what you wish someone else would give you.”
Dr. Phil
_______ _________ is a non-profit organization grounded in the belief that Buddhist principle and practices created a strong foundation for a path to freedom from addiction.
Refuge Recovery
Defocusing
If other take responsibility for our actions, what is that called?
Enabling
The changes made during the action stage are maintained.
Maintenace.
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
Michael Jordan
List 5 lifestyles you want to work on in recovery
Continued Recovery, Physical health, Recreation, Relationships, Work/School, Spirituality, Psychological health, Financial health
What is saying you understand that it is a disease but thinking that you are smarter than the disease. Not being able to identify and share your feelings, not sharing how you are really feeling.
Intellectualizing
Is this statement True or False?
Rather than assigning blame, we need to think about our own thoughts and actions?
The individual has decided to change their behavior, and they begin to think about how to do so
Preparation.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Albert Einstein