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Lifespan Issues PSY
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NAME:________________________
LIVING LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS HOMEWORK
There are many reasons that individuals abuse chemicals. There tend to be three themes that are common to most all individuals when discussing chemical abuse. The themes are urges to escape, avoid, and alter their current reality.
Escape - urges to escape the situation or one you anticipate to occur.
Avoid - urges to avoid the situation or one you anticipate to occur.
Alter - urges to alter their current experience, or one you anticipate to occur.
Identify five events or situations that trigger urges and circle your patterns of response.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________
Escape Avoid Alter
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________
Escape Avoid Alter
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________
Escape Avoid Alter
4. ______________________________________________________________________________________
Escape Avoid Alter
5. ______________________________________________________________________________________
Escape Avoid Alter
Identify one skill or intervention that may lead to a positive change in behavior in order to live life on life’s terms more effectively.
Skill: Application_____________________________________________________________________ Anticipated outcome_____________________________________________________________
Skill: Application_____________________________________________________________________ Anticipated outcome_____________________________________________________________