Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is program designed to assist those recovering from alcohol abuse. In my opinion‚ AA could fall into multiple categories of groups. According to Corey & Corey (2010) definitions of groups‚ AA is representative of a psychotherapy group. Alcoholism is linked to psychological problems and the 12-step program. During my observation‚ I felt the group setting was therapeutic in that members were encouraged to reflect on the changes they wanted to make within themselves (Corey
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In this article‚ the researchers studied the impact of Alcoholics Anonymous on sobriety as well as the impact of gender differences and extroversion on success in AA. In Alcoholics Anonymous‚ women typically consist of one-third of the members (Krentzman‚ Brower‚ Cranford‚ Bradley‚ & Robinson‚ 2012). Some studies have also shown that women more frequently attend AA meetings and tend to be more extroverted (Krentzman et al.‚ 2012). The researchers questioned if extroversion was a factor in women’s
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For these people this is the first step of overcoming their addiction and to get their life together. Alcoholics Anonymous isn’t a religious based organization‚ but they do believe in a higher power to help people through their emotional or physical problems (Johnson and Pagano A.11). After the passing of denial for help the person can finally make changes to their
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liver 12 years ago. Alcoholism has been in my family for many generations which made a good candidate. All of the men in my father’s family drank alcoholically and most of them died due to alcoholic related illnesses. I started drinking in high school at a young age. By the time I was 18 I was a full- blown alcoholic. I have always had very bad anxiety or panic attacks and I found out that alcohol relieved these. Everything I did and everywhere I went included alcohol for fear of a panic attack. I remember
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drinking alcohol. As it was stated in the textbook and the review PowerPoint 70 million people suffer from alcohol dependency. Alcoholic dependence is very dangerous and life threating‚ but luckily there is help for this substance abuse as well. Just like in the USA countries around the world have help called alcoholics Anonymous or also known as AA meetings. Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship for men and women who may share their experiences with alcohol in hopes of trying to get better
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For my addiction meeting‚ I chose to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. Alcoholism is an addiction that is both‚ professionally and personally relevant for me. Professionally‚ I work at a clinical mental health center were we often see alcoholism or individuals/families in recovery. However‚ on a personal level my grandfather was an alcoholic‚ and both my partner and his father are alcoholics in recovery. My partner‚ only just entered recovery and suffered a recent relapse‚ making
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Alcoholics Anonymous Observation September 22‚ 2013 One location of Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Tuesday; the one I attended was on September 19‚ 2013. The meeting begins at the fixed time of eight in the evening for an hour. Walking into the meeting‚ there were fifteen people in attendance. Most of the members were older‚ African American men. There were three women‚ two white and one African American. Walking into the meeting‚ I decided to go for it‚ and sit near the front of the room.
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Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Group Structure: Type of group: This meeting was a “Narcotics Anonymous Open Sharing Meeting”. This component‚ where anyone attending had the opportunity to share. There was no direct feedback from the other participants during the “share”‚ thus only one person spoke at any given time during that portion of the meeting. Organizational affiliation: Narcotics Anonymous as a group has no affiliation outside of Narcotics Anonymous. As a group they have no
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Big Book Reflection History of AA The history of Alcoholics Anonymous is one that is sacred and has led to thousands of members finding their “spirituality” and strength to heal from their disease. Co-founder‚ Bill Wilson‚ was an alcoholic who lost a promising job on Wall Street by his drinking habits. The drinking led him to have problems academically and with his marriage‚ oftentimes sending him to the hospital between 1933 and 1934 under the care of Doctor William Silkworth. Dr. Silkworth’s theory
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This essay is a reflection on my observation of how a group interacts with each other. The 12-step meeting I attended was Overeater’s Anonymous (OA). OA uses the same Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as Alcoholics Anonymous‚ the words are changed from “alcoholic” to “compulsive overeater”. The meeting I went to had seven people in attendance even with this small of a group it was definitely a diverse group. All seven attendees were women whose ages ranged from a young college student to an
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