Joe Had a Serious Drinking Problem and Visited a Psychologist

question 50

Multiple Choice

Joe had a serious drinking problem and visited a psychologist for several months.The psychologist discovered that Joe had an unfilled need for dependency that alcohol helped to cover.From a psychological perspective,Joe

• A)does not have a support group to help him with drinking problems.
• B)suffers from alcoholic depression.
• C)belongs to an ethnic group that encourages drinking to solve problems.
• D)has an "alcoholic personality."

---

Definitions:

Positive Output

A situation where the production of goods or services results in a quantity greater than zero.

Long-Run Cost Function

A representation of the total cost associated with producing a given level of output when all inputs, including capital, can be varied.

Positive Output

A situation in which an economic model or production process results in a positive amount of goods or services being produced.

Supply Function

A mathematical relationship that shows the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at different prices.