The Prevailing View That Alcohol Abuse Usually Follows a Predictable

question 98

Multiple Choice

The prevailing view that alcohol abuse usually follows a predictable downward spiral was based on Jellinek's mid 20^th century survey of Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA ) members that asked them how alcohol had affected them physically and psychologically. Data from this survey are now considered inaccurate because

• A) respondents faked their answers to the questions on the survey.
• B) too few AA members answered the survey questions.
• C) since the survey was only sent to older members of AA, information on the progression of alcohol use was not available.
• D) Jellinek himself became an alcoholic and never finished the research.

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