A social worker in a mental health agency has an intake with a 25 year-old male that has a presenting
issue of anxiety. As the intake progresses the client addresses the anxiety, and also acknowledges that
he abuses alcohol.
Further, he mentions that he wants to see a psychiatrist as soon as possible to
obtain medications for attenuating the anxiety. The social worker has a lot to consider when making
the assessment, but one thing he speculates is that there is a relationship between anxiety and alcohol
abuse. In research this type of speculation can be described as a _____________.
a) Theory
b) Hypothesis
c) Producer role
d) Empirical evidence
b
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