at compile the "soil" within which alcoholism can take root and grow. This soil is that of a dysfunctional home life and its production of an individual with personality problems related to low levels of emotional maturity, deep feelings of guilt, low self-esteem, isolationism and perfectionism. For such a person, alcohol can be a "magic" fix, a way of temporarily relieving the anxieties and pressures attendant to these personality problems.
The second set of contributory factors are those related to why people specifically select alcohol as their symptom of personality problems. This seems to be culturally determined. Specifically, if alcohol is available and attractive with respect to one's cultural group, the likelihood that alcohol will be selected as a means of relieving pressures attendant to personality problems is greatly strengthened.
The third set of causal factors consists of variables that contribute to the perpetuation of the addiction. These factors include possib
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