Sam drinks alcohol only on the days that work has been extremely stressful so that he can relax and "try to forget." Sam's pattern of drug­taking behavior would be classified as

a. intensive.
b. compulsive.
c. situational.
d. social-recreational.


ANSWER: c

Psychology

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