According to the text, alcoholism is described in this book as an illness because:

A) ?the concept recognizes alcoholism as both a medical and social problem
B) ?the use of disease as a term is victim blaming
C) ?to avoid the notion of alcoholism as a brain disease
D) ?to increase the popularity of the book


A

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A) the liver increases in size. B) alcohol has less harmful affects than in younger people. C) jaundice occurs at about the same rate as in younger people. D) metabolism of medications by the liver declines.

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Individuals’ ability to reinvent or subvert media content to oppositionally redefine that content for themselves and others is referred to as _____

a) reverse targeting b) semiotic disobedience c) the digital divide d) negotiated meaning

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A common reaction of therapists who realize that they have sexual feelings towards their clients is to:

a. feel angry at themselves. b. speak openly about the matter to the client. c. investigate to see if the client feels the same. d. feel guilty, anxious, and confused.

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According to the boxed reading, "Children of Addicts," Iowa families increasingly are facing problems related to substance use involving

A) ?marijuana B) ?an increase in immigration. C) ?methamphetamines. D) ?high unemployment rates.

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