The Importance of Hope and Coping in Addiction Recovery

Spencer D. Bradshaw, PhD
“A Core Experience of ‘Spirituality’”
The Center for Family Systems Research & Intervention
The Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities
Dr. Sterling T. Shumway
Dr. Jared P. Dempsey
Dr. Kitty S. Harris
Hannah Wilhite
Mazie Zielinski Von Poll Alison Wagner Tramel Pennie
Ryan Burden
Samantha Curtis Caleb Herrera Kaitlin George
Dr. Thomas G. Kimball
Hazelden Press
Dr. Shumway’s Advice
Dr. Kimball’s Advice
• Using
• Anger
• Lying
• Manipulation
• Guilt
• Blaming
• Hiding
• Escaping
• Denial
• Rationalizing
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Meditation
Deep Breathing
Music
Journaling
Meetings
Education
Prayer
Asking for help
Exercise
12‐steps
Age when first Drunk
Years of Drinking
Years Sober
Gender
Mean
Min
Max
SD
14.94
11
18
1.61
8.28
1.16
23.33
6.3
3.1
.12
9.57
2.7
Female
Male
4 (25%)
12 (75%)
Hope Items:
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The future appears bright to me
I have a reason for living
Things are looking up
I see a purpose for my life
I will never get better
Opt Opt
1
2
Opt Opt Opt 3
4
5
Hope
‐.052
‐.272
.058
‐.164
‐.122
‐.197
‐.457
‐.310
‐.402
‐.229
‐.310
‐.245
.177
‐.220
‐.324
‐.342
Coping
‐.332
‐.481
‐.367
‐.341
‐.423
‐.505*
‐.592**
‐.676***
‐.674***
‐.498*
‐.548*
‐.500*
.060
‐.493
‐.328
‐.428
Notes: *<.05 **<.025 ***<.01
Opt
6
Opt
7
Opt
8
Opt
9
Opt 10
Opt 11
Opt 12
Opt Opt Opt 13
14
15
Opt 16
HbT Blood Flow (Volume)
Coping
HbT Blood Flow (Volume)
Coping
Coping
HbT Blood Flow (Volume)
Difference in brain activation on optodes 7, 8, and 9 between the “Hi‐Copers” and “Low‐Copers”. Activation shown is unique activation for “Hi‐Copers” after subtracting activation for the “Low‐Copers”.
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