________________ are oversimplified and uncritical generalizations about individuals who are identified as belonging to a specific group.

a. Put downs
b. Irrational beliefs
c. Stereotypes
d. Self-effacing statements


Ans: c. Stereotypes

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All of the following statements regarding alcohol and use are true except:

a. There is consensus in the field that addiction is a disease b. One reason people use alcohol or drugs is to self-medicate c. Research suggests that there are genetic factors involved in substance misuse d. Substance use may be behavior learned from family

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____________ is the term used to describe the efforts of one group to eradicate opposing groups by such activities as murder, rape, destruction of homes and buildings, and elimination of public documents, such as birth records

A) ?Ethnic cleansing B) ?Eradication C) ?Patricide D) ?Matricide

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Which of the following is a familiar and an extremely valuable relapse-prevention technique that can be easily invoked and is often used in the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) approach?

A. "You must be taking care of number one" B. "Fake it ‘till you make it" C. "What comes around goes around" D. Rational recuperation E. Serenity prayer

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About one in four American deaths each year is attributable to the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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