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You Have Graduated from College and Have a New Job

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You have graduated from college and have a new job. At several of the events related to your job, alcohol is being served. According to your textbook, it is possible to pace your drinking so that you will not get drunk and embarrass yourself in front of your boss and colleagues. List these five guidelines for paced drinking. Then, explain why alcohol abuse increases with the level of stress in one's life, and identify five of the eight danger signs of alcohol abuse.


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Behavior Modification

The use of empirically demonstrated techniques to improve behaviors, often by changing the environment’s response to those behaviors.

Motivated

The condition of being eager or willing to act or work toward a goal due to personal desire or external incentive.

Self-Disciplined

The ability to control one's feelings, impulses, and actions in order to achieve long-term goals or adhere to a particular set of standards.

Excuses

Reasons or explanations provided to justify actions or decisions, often used to mitigate blame or responsibility.

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