Concerning the Causes of Alcoholism, ________

question 37

Multiple Choice

Concerning the causes of alcoholism, ________

• A) there are probably several different patterns of causes associated with several different types of alcohol dependence.
• B) there is strong evidence that individuals at risk for alcohol dependence inherit a faulty metabolism.
• C) most research evidence points to genetic liability as the primary cause of alcohol dependence in men, but not in women.
• D) the causes of alcohol dependence are primarily psychosocial rather than biological in nature.

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