Recovery Without Spirituality In Addiction Recovery: Rational Recovery

Celebrate Recovery: AA offers a path out of Addiction Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. This association has helped many people dealing with this specific addiction to escape their problems. It was once hoped that this program would be the answer for all individuals dealing with this type of addiction. AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other

The True Road to Recovery For years, many new and innovative recovery options have sprouted up in response to the growing population of addicts in America. Although each individual program has the same ultimate goal, they each take a different approach. The specific approach taken by each program is what can make or break the success of recovery for an addict. The most popular of these programs are twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. However, twelve-step programs are not the

program. In addition, further exploration concerning the lack of research; criticisms of religious connotation, sexism, and the complexities of addiction will demonstrate whether or not the A.A. program is in need of further development. The Efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous), the beginning of the Twelve-Step recovery format, has been in operation since 1935 (Galanter, 2014). From the time when it first began, to the year 2014, A.A. has reportedly grown to approximately

Book review Entwistle, David N. Integrative approaches to psychology and Christianity: An introduction to worldview issues, philosophical foundations, and models of integration. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010. Summary Many Christians fear that their faith is incompatible with the discipline of psychology. Integrative approaches to psychology and Christianity by David Entwistle makes a persuasive case that the two disciplines are complementary rather than polarized worldviews. Faith and

Progress have been made in the past 25 years in understanding the etiology that primarily causes and correlates of drug use. Biological Theories Metabolic Imbalance This theory identifies metabolic imbalance as a contributing factor in narcotic addiction. Dole and Nyswander (1980) developed a theory, which argues that heroin addicts suffer from a metabolic disorder. It further states that once an individual starts taking narcotics, a biochemical process “kicks in”, and physiologically, opiate drug

Lecture 1: Obstacles to critical thinking: - - Egocentrism – Inability to see things at others’ points of view. I want you to support me and tell me that I’m right. I don’t want your rational analysis. Just support me no matter what. Adults are more egocentric Ethnocentrism – Or sociocentrism. My society, my ethnic background, etc. Stereotyping – Although there is a cognitive compensity to do this. Fear / Psychological Defensiveness – fear of questioning the beliefs Dogmatism – This

Cosmopsychology The Psychology of Humans as Spiritual Beings An Introduction As above, so below, as below, so above; As within, so without, as without, so within. Hermes Trismegistos Hermetic Law of Correspondence I said, "You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.” Psalms 82:6 We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Cosmopsychology is psychology in relation to the universe--the