Vignette #1 Robert and Chris Have Been at a Local

question 75

Multiple Choice

Vignette #1 Robert and Chris have been at a local bar near their dormitory for 1 hour. Chris has had three beers already and Robert tells him to slow down because too much alcohol can cause death. Chris says this is not true since you just go to sleep when you drink too much. Chris also says that since he is allowed two drinks a day on average, he decided to save them up for the weekend. Robert is beginning to suspect that Chris might have a drinking problem. Let's see if you know more than Chris does concerning alcohol by answering these questions.
Robert asks Chris to list the stages of alcohol addiction put forth by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) . What is the correct sequence of the scale?

• A) Misuse, use, dependency/addiction, and abuse
• B) Abuse, use, misuse, and dependency/addiction
• C) Use, abuse, misuse, and dependency/addiction
• D) Use, misuse, abuse, and dependency/addiction
• E) Dependency/addiction, misuse, use, and abuse

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Autistic Spectrum

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Dimensional Approach

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