A patient has been diagnosed with alcoholism. The nurse tells him that he has a physical illness with a genetic predisposition to alcoholism and the only effective treatment is total abstinence from alcohol. This type of approach characterizes:
1. biologic theory.
2. behavioral theory.
3. sociocultural theory.
4. intrapersonal theory.
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This question requires the test taker to differentiate among the theories and approaches commonly used with patients who are addicted.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 1265
OBJ: 1 TOP: Etiology and Risk Factors
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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