An Experimental Study Has Found That Alcoholics Who Attend Peer

question 12

Multiple Choice

An experimental study has found that alcoholics who attend peer group meetings are more successful in reducing their consumption of alcoholic beverages than alcoholics who do not attend such meetings. However, the researchers are struggling to determine the precise connection between the two and suggest that it could be due to the social support itself, the sharing of technical information, or the time taken up by the meetings. This suggestion reflects a concern with ______.

• A) causal mechanisms
• B) association
• C) faulty randomization
• D) time order

Recognize different types of mood disorders.

Understand the concept of learned helplessness and its link to depression.

Grasp psychoanalytic theories of depression causes.

Identify and distinguish between different types of phobias.

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Definitions:

Davis-Moore Thesis

A sociological proposition that argues for the functional necessity of social stratification and inequality for the optimal performance of a society.

Social Inequality

The presence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society.

Functional

Working or operating in a way that fulfills the purpose or task for which something was designed.

Upper Class

A social group at the top of a socioeconomic hierarchy, usually possessing significant wealth, power, and influence.