A patient has been diagnosed with alcoholism.A nurse tells him that he has a physical illness with a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, and the only effective treatment is total abstinence from alcohol.This type of approach characterizes which theory?

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The approach characterized in this scenario is the biologic theory, as it views alcoholism as a physical illness with a genetic predisposition. It also emphasizes the importance of total abstinence from alcohol as the only effective treatment.

A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Alcoholism