Abstinence Reflection

During this weeks group members explored/utilized a Relapse Prevention Quiz in order to assess their knowledge of key aspects of relapse, i.e., cravings, substituting drugs, romantic relationships. The quiz was composed of 20, true and false questions followed by an explanation of each answer. The results of the quiz caused both debate and discussion in the group as each members personal opinion of the assessment was

Goal 1: Justice will improve his interpersonal functioning and work toward abstinence. • Justice was observed playing the video game when the QP arrived for the session. • Justice reported he smokes “6 or 7 cigarettes per day.” • Justice listened as the QP shared research indicates the ages between 12–25 is a critical time of brain development; therefore, it is essential to protect it from alcohol and drugs during his crucial writing period because important connections are being made that link brain areas together, helping us become smarter and make better decisions. • Justice viewed his drug screening results since he has started treatment and observed where he has been decreasing his marijuana use each week.

Tracy Fried-Arneson Health Behavior Change 2-19-18 Health Behavior Change Proposed Plan The health behavior that I chose to change was improving my dental hygiene by brushing my teeth more often. Specifically, brushing and flossing every morning and every night every single day. My plan was to reward myself with Cold Stone at the end of each week that I successfully brushed and flossed morning and night.

It provides leadership skills, social skills, and helps build teamwork. You share your dreams and your goals and help each other achieve them and then you’re there for each other on bad days and you take care of each

Being addicted to drug is like a disease, and sometimes quitting won’t be as easy. It does not only take good intentions to quit, often it needs more than that. It’s a habit that you don’t want to

Scientists have taken centuries to “discover” what poets have been grappling with ever since we learned how to read and write. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, before Hamlet despises his uncle for greater offences, he ridicules him and his fellow Danes for their reputation abroad as drunks and speculates with his friend and fellow scholar, Horatio, about the nature of alcoholism: “So oft it chances in particular men / That for some vicious mole of nature in them, / As in their birth (wherein they are not guilty, / Since nature cannot choose his origin), / By the o’ergrowth of some complexion / (Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason), / Or by some habit that too much o’erleavens / The form of plausive manners... / The dram of evil / Doth

For many, it helped them to work through and explain to others what it is like to be

It allows us to receive corrections, feedback, and affirmation appropriately and to develop and exercise our abilities unencumbered by arrogance or self-deprecation.” (Entwistle, 2015). According to Entwistle, the

Reflection Journal: Sexual History Analysis. Apparently, all people who look for a sex therapist have fears about sex therapy. It is very human to be scared of any therapy just because everyone wants to be healthy and happy. On the other hand, it is also very human to initiate behaviour intended to conquer the challenging situation and try to find ways to fix problems as easy as possible and avoid unnecessary complications, especially with the sexual partners.

It gave me an identity, a purpose and a community. It was the spark that set me on a path to become the first male in my family to earn a degree and exposed me to the possibility of a professional legal career. This journey is why I believe in the potential for businesses to drive authentic positive change in people’s lives. I’ve lived out this belief through my work experience. After my athletic career, I joined an initiative called Stick jumping.

Also by gaining knowledge, you can know what you are interested in or good

If you’re planning to quit smoking, you need to exercise control and discipline. The steps you’ll take to quit smoking can be tough but the more you learn about them, the easier it will be for you in the long run. With the right action plan that will meet your needs, you can surely break the addiction and add in the number of people who have quit smoking for good. Is quitting smoking so hard?

Secondly, because the individual now has clarity on their goals and how to achieve them, focus and prioritisation becomes easier. The individual has a set of much clearer objectives and can see clear-ly what tasks help them achieve those objectives. By knowing and playing their strengths, the indi-vidual has improved overall focus and effectiveness.

It is not an easy task to change a habit loop as an individual requires determination and self-discipline to reshape the unproductive habits. Habits also represent who an individual truly is. Mr. Duhigg describes that it is plausible to change habits if individuals recognize

You may begin with gradually decreasing the number of cigarettes smoked per day, but that’s ok! It demands a lot of determination and positive attitude over a long span of time to be able to become smoke free. After all, it is needless to expect, that this addiction will just magically disappear overnight, although the end result is no less than a magic. • Seek help: Undoubtedly your will power is the most important aspect of your ‘quit-smoking’ pact. However, it is not wise to solely rely on it.