The Two Dominant Approaches to Understanding Addiction and Drug Abuse

question 35

Multiple Choice

The two dominant approaches to understanding addiction and drug abuse are:

• A) the biological model and the learning model.
• B) the cultural model and the psychodynamic model.
• C) the humanist model and the biological model.
• D) the learning model and the psychodynamic model.

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Definitions:

Odds Ratio

A statistic that quantifies the strength of the association between two events, typically used in case-control studies.

Probability

A numerical expression ranging from 0 to 1 that indicates the probability of an event taking place.

Correlation Matrix

A table showing the correlation coefficients between sets of variables to summarize their mutual relationships.

Stepwise Regression

A method of fitting regression models in which the choice of predictive variables is carried out by an automatic procedure, entering and removing predictors based on specific criteria.