Various addictions such as alcohol and drug abuse, overeating, ...

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Various addictions such as alcohol and drug abuse, overeating, and suicide are all forms of _________ for battered women.
 
  (a) prerequisites
   (b) pre-disposing habits
   (c) instigators
   (d) coping

Question 2

In some situations, children of alcoholic parents take on the role of __________, becoming entertaining and providing comic relief in an effort to distract the family's attention from its problems.
 
  (a) mascot
  (b) lost child
  (c) scapegoat
  (d) hero

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Answer to Question 1

(d)

Answer to Question 2

(a)