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ASAM - ANSWER-American Society of Addiction Medicine Prefrontal Cortex - ANSWER-The part of the brain that enables us to assess situations. This part of the brain is still maturing during adolescence. Moral Model - ANSWER-Addictions are the result of human weakness, character defects. This model has no sympathy for people with serious addictions believing that the addict demonstrated a great moral failure. Focuses on believing the addict has a "choice" Disease Model - ANSWER-addiction is an illness. Comes as a result of the impairment of healthy neurochemical or behavioral processes. Jellinek is a pioneer of this model. Genetic Model - ANSWER-Individuals have a genetic predisposition to certain behaviors. Cultural Model - ANSWER-Culture is a strong determinant of whether or not individuals may become addicts.