Workshop 2: Two Main Causes of Addiction

1. Many experts feel that the 2 main causes of addiction are:
a) Genetic vulnerability
b) Diabetes
c) Brain tumors
d) Stress
e) Both a. and d.
f) None of the above

2. When we consider having a high genetic vulnerability, we mean that:
a) We are guaranteed to have a problem with addiction
b) Our mother must have had an addiction
c) We could develop an addiction if we have significant stress in our life
d) We are sure to have trouble with the law or DCF
e) We are sure to have our children suffer from addiction
f) None of the above

3. When we visualized going on a hike, the hard granite that we saw represented having:
a) A low chance of being effected by the stress of the water, and a low genetic
vulnerability to the stressors of life
b) A high chance of being effected by the stress of the water, and a high genetic
vulnerability to the stressors of life
c) The same chance of stress effecting us as the soft rock on our hike
d) A high chance to pass addiction on to our children
e) It really doesn’t matter, I hate hiking !
f) None of the above

4. When we visualized going on a hike, the soft sandstone that we saw represented having:
a) A low chance of being effected by the stress of the water, and a low genetic
vulnerability to the stressors of life
b) A high chance of being effected by the stress of the water, and a high genetic
vulnerability to the stressors of life
c) The same chance of stress effecting us as the soft rock on our hike
d) A low chance to pass addiction on to our children
e) It really doesn’t matter, I hate rocks too !!
f) None of the above

5. The two kinds of stress that effect our genetic vulnerability are:
a) Stress of sitting for meditation
b) A rather sudden, intense event causing stress in our life
c) On-going, chronic stress from events or circumstances that pressure us
d) Stress of waiting for a table for dinner
e) Both b. and c.
f) All of the above

6. Tool(s) that our Program uses to try to help identify and lower areas of stress are:
a) A calendar book to help organize our meetings and appointments
b) A folder to have with our Program materials organized and in one place for reference
c) Goals to help address things that may be causing us concern
d) Goals to help remind us of appointments that we may have
e) The Life Matrix (Bio/Psycho/Social/Spiritual Matrix) to review possible areas of
stress in our life
f) All the above

7. We require some element of counseling in our Program in order to:
a) Test our patience in working with a counselor
b) Punish us for doing drugs in the first place
c) Learn secrets about our past to discuss with other patients
d) Help identify areas in our life that might cause us stress, anxiety, guilt or shame
e) Test us to see if we can complete our attendance log sheet perfectly
f) All the above

Workshop 2: Two Main Causes of Addiction Answer Sheet

Question 1: e) Both a. and d.

Question 2: c) We could develop an addiction if we have significant stress in our life

Question 3: a) A low chance of being effected by the stress of the water, and a low genetic vulnerability to the stressors of life

Question 4: b) A high chance of being effected by the stress of the water, and a high genetic vulnerability to the stressors of life

Question 5: e) Both b. and c.

Question 6: f) All the above

Question 7: d) Help identify areas in our life that might cause us stress, anxiety, guilt or shame