A patient's wife has chronic alcoholism, and the husband is concerned about the possibil-ity that their children may develop the disease. He asks the nurse what the risk is. The nurse's best response is:
a. "The risk for developing alcoholism is increased if there is a family history of al-coholism."
b. "Studies have confirmed that individuals with dependent personality traits are at high risk for this disease."
c. "Cultures that include alcohol as part of the ritualized behavior have a higher rate of alcoholism."
d. "Twin studies have indicated that the environment of a person is more important than the biologic influences of parents."
ANS: A
Problems with alcohol increase with the number of relatives with alcoholism. No unique per-sonality profile is prone to addiction. Ritualized use of alcohol does not predispose to alco-holism and twin studies indicate a significant genetic contribution to susceptibility to alco-holism.
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