A Fellow Chemical Dependency Professional Tells You He Used to Be

question 12

Multiple Choice

A fellow chemical dependency professional tells you he used to be addicted to opiates and recovered through spontaneous remission. How would you characterize his recovery?

• A) Miraculous
• B) Resolve to stop using, creating an alternative, abstaining, dealing with craving, becoming ordinary
• C) Resolve to stop using, abstaining, creating an alternative, dealing with craving, becoming extraordinary
• D) Resolve to stop using, abstaining, creating an alternative, dealing with craving, becoming ordinary

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Definitions:

Cross-Cultural Research

Analytical studies that compare cultural contexts to understand the variability of human behavior, norms, and values across different societies or ethnic groups.

Cultural Groups

Communities of people who share common languages, customs, norms, traditions, and views of the world.

Developmental Processes

The sequence of physical, psychological, and emotional changes that occur from birth through the life span.

Telomeres

The protective caps located at the ends of chromosomes, which shorten with each cell division and are linked to aging and cell death.