Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
DEPENDENCE PREEMPTS ABUSE
English answer:
alcohol dependence is more advanced condition than alcohol abuse
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
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DEPENDENCE PREEMPTS ABUSE
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DEPENDENCE PREEMPTS ABUSE - in the context of alcohol abuse
what's the meaning 'preempts' in the above context?
what's the meaning 'preempts' in the above context?
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
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The diagnosis of substance dependence preempts the diagnosis
preemption -- a prior appropriation of something
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The diagnosis of alcohol dependence preempts the diagnosis of alcohol abuse
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The diagnosis of substance dependence preempts the diagnosis of substance abuse, since dependence is considered a more advanced condition than abuse.
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Note added at 49 mins (2005-01-09 17:04:53 GMT)
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The diagnosis of alcohol dependence preempts the diagnosis of alcohol abuse
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Note added at 5 hrs 31 mins (2005-01-09 21:46:59 GMT)
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The diagnosis of substance dependence preempts the diagnosis of substance abuse, since dependence is considered a more advanced condition than abuse.
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Ken Cox
: plausible, but I'd still like to see more context
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I know , but if we only have terms - abuse and dependence - your definition of pre-empt - "acquire in advance" fits into American Psychiatric Association definitions of both - first comes alcohol abuse which may or may not lead to alcohol dependence
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Alexandra Tussing
: quite plausible, particularly given there is no context
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Thank you!
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Jörgen Slet
: maybe :)
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Thank you!
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abuse stems from dependence; dependence creates conditions for abuse; dependence fosters abuse
there is not enough context to say with absolute certainty, but:
1. it could mean "abuse follows after (or grows from) dependence" - by dependence the authors meand dependence on alcohol, when drinking a shot or two is not just pleasant, but rather necessary for a person. Abuse comes later - when NOT drinking is highly uncomfortable for a person.
2. It could also mean (and I think this is the most probable option) "Dependence creates grounds for abuse" as "preempt" means not only "precede", but also "give smb. a right of first choice". So abuse can develop from dependence - dependence creates grounds for that.
Hope this helps!
1. it could mean "abuse follows after (or grows from) dependence" - by dependence the authors meand dependence on alcohol, when drinking a shot or two is not just pleasant, but rather necessary for a person. Abuse comes later - when NOT drinking is highly uncomfortable for a person.
2. It could also mean (and I think this is the most probable option) "Dependence creates grounds for abuse" as "preempt" means not only "precede", but also "give smb. a right of first choice". So abuse can develop from dependence - dependence creates grounds for that.
Hope this helps!
Peer comment(s):
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Ken Cox
: This is certainly not the normal meaning of 'pre-empt', which is 'take action to prevent of forestall something' or 'acquire in advance (of others)' (similar to 'reserve').
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Thanks - I did not see the phrase having the regular meaning of preempt either. Just what I thought it might be - thus the confidence level.
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