I recently attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a comfortable house in Santa Monica‚ California. The room was occupied by approximately 70 attendees‚ and even more sitting on the outside porch. The focus of this particular day’s meeting was step six of the 12-step program. The sixth step is stated as follows: “We’re entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character” (Wilson‚ 1939‚ p. 76). Following the definition and interpretation of the sixth step‚ the main speaker of the
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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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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
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treatment individual with addictions problems. This episode discusses what treatment should involve and how a client can take control of his or her treatment process. Professionals also explain the difference between treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous. Treatment needs to be individualized; individuals experience different addiction therefore their treatment should best fit their needs. Professionals discuss how a barrier to recovery can be finding treatment. I agree with this
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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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cancer. The reason I choose this topic is because I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the 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
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12-Step/Mutual Support Group Meeting Directions and Requirements Read Chapter 10 in advance of attending the meeting. 1. Students should choose the type of meeting they wish to attend: Alcoholics Anonymous‚ Narcotics Anonymous‚ Overeaters Anonymous‚ Reformers Unanimous etc. Look in Chapter 10 for a list of others. Often these meetings are held at churches‚ shelters‚ and helping agencies. They are offered at various times of the day and multiple times each week. Rocky Mount has some really
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This paper is an attempt to explore the possible research stances available to me involved in participant observation of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) of the Lehigh County. For this field study I chose to be a complete observer. I have to stay in many assignments I’ve done I never thought I had to study a group of people with a drinking problem‚ it was quite sad to listen to a young girls story. I felt like some sort of snitch‚ spying on a serious group of people‚ so please take this study seriously
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Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group Report Liberty University Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group Report Group therapy has evolved so much that the participant are learning how to help themselves and others. Self-help groups are one of the most popular forms of group therapy. One of the most known self-help groups is Alcoholics Anonymous also known as A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international organization produced to assist alcoholics
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Alcoholic Anonymous and Al-Anon Groups Nicole P. Thompson SWK-339 Coker College Professor: Jean D. Keefe April 13‚ 2009 Abstract Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Al-Anon groups have helped a lot of people become sober‚ and to deal with an alcoholic family member. It takes a lot for a person to first admit to having a drinking problem‚ and then share their experiences with a room full of people. If they want help‚ that is what they have to do. Research on two AA meetings provided a lot of
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