The EMT Accurately Understands Alcoholism When He States

question 99

Multiple Choice

The EMT accurately understands alcoholism when he states:

• A) "The diagnosis of alcoholism is applied to a person who drinks hard liquor, not beer or wine."
• B) "Surprisingly, in its late stages, those with alcoholism are very functional and able to hold down a job and maintain good family relations."
• C) "Alcohol is classified as a drug on which the addict becomes psychologically dependent, not physically dependent."
• D) "Aside from the excessive amounts of alcohol, much of the health deterioration that accompanies alcoholism comes from malnutrition."

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Definitions:

Contingent Reinforcement

A type of conditioning in which a reward or punishment (the reinforcement) is given only after the desired response or behavior occurs, making it contingent on the behavior.

Sales Goals

Targets set by a business or sales team to achieve a specific amount of sales revenue within a certain timeframe.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli which become reinforcing through their association with a primary reinforcer, not inherently rewarding themselves.

Primary

The most important or foundational in a series or system; often serving as the first or initial stage.