A patient is homeless as a result of an addiction to alcohol. Which should the nurse consider about this patient's health problem?
1. Addictive behavior involves the limbic system.
2. Addictive behavior indicates character flaws.
3. Addictive behavior has a variety of neurological patterns.
4. Addictive behavior is related to dysfunctional parent-child relationships.
1. Addictive behavior involves the limbic system.
Explanation: 1. Addictive behavior is involved with neurological systems, not character flaws. All addictive behaviors follow the same neurological pathways of engagement and reward. Dysfunctional parent-child relationships have not been determined as specifically related to addiction. The neocortex and the limbic system are the two cerebral structures that are involved in addictive behaviors.
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