A patient has been diagnosed with alcoholism. A 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 which theory? a. Biologic
b. Behavioral
c. Sociocultural
d. Intrapersonal
A
The biologic approach is based on the theory that there is a faulty physiologic process that causes a predisposition to an addiction. This theory includes the belief that such an addition is incurable and only total abstinence will be effective.
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