Self-management

• What type of programmes do self-management programmes require individuals to organize?

  Their treatment
• How long ago was the 12-step recovery programme developed?

  In the early 1930s
• What organization continues to offer a programme based on the 12-step recovery principles?

  Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
• What is a key element of the 12-step recovery programme?

  Giving control to a higher power
• What does admitting and sharing guilt help a person to do?

  Come to terms with their actions
• How does the group support each other in the recovery process?

  By providing help in case of relapse
• What model do self-help groups use to support each other?

  A peer-sharing model
• What is a common characteristic of some self-help groups regarding the higher power?

  They avoid the religious element
• What is a weakness of the 12-step programme regarding research?

  Lack of research showing effectiveness
• What percentage of AA's North American members reported being sober for ten years or more in 2007?

  33%
• What does the dropout rate suggest about the 12-step programme?

  It requires high levels of motivation
• What is a strength of the 12-step recovery programme?

  It is a holistic approach and so focuses on all aspects.
• How does the 12-step programme differ from reductionist programmes like aversion therapy?

  It addresses emotions and social support