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28.
B.
Though the passage provides few
details
regarding the possible evolution of the Sam
'n
Henry Show into the Amos 'n Andy Show,
the
author of the passage states explicitly in
para-
graph four that the Tribune retained the rights
to
Sam 'n Henry and ran it with two other
men.
29.
C.
Both Correll and Gosden were surprised
by
the controversy surrounding the show, and the
pas-
sage indicates in the last sentence of paragraph
11
that Gosden, especially, was wounded by
it.
30.
B.
We learn in the final paragraph that
Correll
and Gosden maintained a close friendship
into
their later years, living close to each other
in Bev-
erly Hills until Correll returned to Illinois
and, at
the age of 82, died.
31.
C.
A thorough reading of the passage will
leave
the reader with only one major theme. The
writer
has clearly focused on the recovery process
and
its many facets.
32.
D.
Paragraph one indicates that a
long-term
proposition is encountered in the recovery
from
addiction. It is a lifetime pursuit and, as
AA
points out, relapse frequently occurs when
people
stop attending meetings. Drug use and
recovery
depend on many factors, and the
environment
plays a major role in both. As is common
with
many compounds taken for a long period
(psy-
choactive drugs or steroids administered
under
supervision), stoppage usually results in
with-
drawal symptoms.
33.
C.
Under no circumstances is the point
made
that drug use enhances learning or the
performing
of tasks. Psychoactive drugs are definitely
detri-
mental to all aspects of an individual's
functioning.
The point is made that there is a drug-induced
state
dependent learning and the example is that a
per-
son sober might have a problem finding the
car,
but when under the influence the person
"may"
remember where it is.
34.
D.
Every statement is substantiated by the
pas-
sage. Drugs or electrical stimulation produce
their
effects via an alteration of the brain's
neurochem-
istry. The environment, it is pointed out in
para-
graph two, plays a key role in the addiction
and
recovery process. Paragraph four emphasizes
that
the individual determines to a great extent
his/her
own fate.
35.
D.
Neither addiction nor recovery are simple
or
well-understood processes. Recovery, as
para-
graph four indicates, involves commitment on
the
part of the user to stop using the drug and to
rein-
force his actions by changing and utilizing
envi-
ronmental and social phenomena to help him
in
the lifelong process.
36.
C.
The passage does not address treatment
of
drug addiction. Paragraph four does point out
that
many good professionals do not appear to
appreci-
ate the difference between treatment and
recovery.
No indication is given that AA is the
appropriate
avenue to cure alcoholics. Paragraphs three and
four
should leave no doubt in the reader's mind that
neu-
rochemical aspects are determining factors in
addic-
tion, treatment, and eventual
recovery.
37.
D.
Individual variations and commitment
are
emphasized. Animal experiments are
essential.
Organizations like AA, as is pointed out in
para-
graph four, help in the substitution of the
drug
with people and provide social
reinforcement.
Throughout the passage environmental aspects
are
highlighted.
38.
D.
The passage in paragraph one
emphasizes
that the Golden Rule is not a sufficient
ethical
principle because it fosters the idea that what
is
good for the physician is good for the
patient.
Paragraph one also emphasizes that
physicians
must do the "right thing" and indicates that
most
feel that this means curing illness and
postpon-
ing death. Gregory does point out that
physi-
cians are not perfect and should
acknowledge
and rectify their mistakes.
39.
D.
Although the passage touches upon
medical
decision making, reasoning and autonomy of
the
patient, the application and interpretation of
the
Golden Rule, the central theme is philosophical
and
the best and most encompassing title would
be
"Moral Reasoning and Medical Decision
Making."
40.
D.
None of the statements posed are
supported
by the passage. The passage points out that
Hip-
pocrates preached the Golden Rule and that
cer-
tainly is part of the principle of human
rights. A
very strong argument is made in paragraphs
four
and five in favor of the physician explaining
in
an appropriate, understanding, sensitive,
com-
passionate, and thorough manner the
disease
process to the patient and reaching a mutual
con-
sensus in order to deliniate an appropriate
course
of action suitable for the individual, the
family,
and accepted medical practice. Paragraph
two
makes it quite clear that the courts
generally
have held that the constitutional rights permit
an
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