Many of us are now showing an interest in alternative methods such as biofeedback as a way of improving and restoring our health . There are many of us who have become disillusioned by the high cost of mainstream medical care and the lack of viable solutions to their problems . For some , their primary motivation is finding ways to eliminate the use of prescribed drugs in order to avoid the negative side effects .

OPTIONS:
- The narrator buys in .
- The narrator is a doctor themselves .
- None of the above choices .
- The narrator is unconvinced .
Answer the following question: How would one describe the narrator 's view of traditional medicine ?

The narrator is unconvinced .

Do you have that really beautiful , sweet , fairly reserved friend and sometimes they say something so funny , so out - there , so true in a weird way that you giggle about it for days . That happened to me last night . I was talking ear wax ( yes , ear wax ) with some folks and she got very excited .

OPTIONS:
- it might be a subject she 's very disgusted with .
- None of the above choices .
- it might be a subject she 's very unfamiliar with .
- it might be a subject she 's very familiar with .
Answer the following question: Why might she have gotten very excited about ear wax ?

it might be a subject she 's very familiar with .

And I ' m not talking about age , either . He reminded me of every stereotypical war veteran hanging out at the VFW . Swapping war stories , bitching about those damn kids and generalizing how if he was in charge , things would be better ... with hardly any direct points as to how . Dude , you 're really showing your age .

OPTIONS:
- They are arguing with a veteran .
- They are angry towards a veteran .
- They are arguing with others about a veteran .
- They are criticizing a veteran 's conversation .
Answer the following question: What may be a fact about what this person is engaging in ?

They are criticizing a veteran 's conversation .

A parent 's death is not the only cause of abandonment fears in a child . Often mothers are depressed , mentally ill or addicted to alcohol and illicit drugs . They are unable to fathom the needs of their child and provide consistent loving parenting .

OPTIONS:
- She may develop a mental illness .
- She may have drowned out her childhood trauma .
- She may abuse her children .
- She may be more attentive to her children .
Answer the following question: What might happen if a mother develops an addiction ?
She may abuse her children .