Which of the following are basic components of 12-step programs to help treat addictive behaviors such as alcoholism? (Select all that apply.)
a. A willingness to change
b. Attempts to make amends for wrongs done to others
c. Daily attendance at a self-support group meeting
d. Open recognition of weaknesses and request for help from others
e. Public explanation of sins and future plans for resisting temptation
f.
Recognition of personal strengths and weaknesses
ANS: A, B, F
Mutual help groups are associations that are voluntarily formed and operate through face-to-face supportive interaction focusing on a mutual goal. They are usually organized by recovering substance abusers or those recovering from compulsive behavior patterns. The first mutual help group was Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The early AA members developed 12 steps to guide the recovery process. Basic tenets of 12-step programs include an inventory of past shortcomings and strengths, willingness to change, and making amends. Daily attendance, open recognition of weaknesses and request for help from others, and a public explanation of sins and future plans for resisting temptation are not part of 12-step programs.
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