One of the Challenges to the Traditional 12-Step Program Holds

question 14

Multiple Choice

One of the challenges to the traditional 12-step program holds that

• A)these programs place too much emphasis on the individual's psychosocial growth.
• B)the Big Book repeatedly references people who have "recovered" from alcohol dependence, in spite of what group members often say.
• C)making a lifelong commitment to 12-step involvement is appropriate for all recovering persons.
• D)its emphasis on anonymity is appropriate but too strongly enforced.

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Definitions:

Gender

Social and cultural distinctions associated with being male or female, as opposed to biological differences.

Biological Sex

The physical characteristics, such as reproductive and sexual anatomy, chromosomes, and hormone levels, that are used to classify individuals as male, female, or intersex at birth.

Reproductive Distinctions

The inherent or socially constructed differences in reproductive roles and functions among sexes and genders.

Hermaphrodite

An organism that has both male and female reproductive organs, allowing it to produce both sperm and ova.