When the alcoholic attempts to stop drinking symptoms develop such as mild tremors, flu-like symptoms, severe agitation, and hallucinations. These combine to form a syndrome called:

A. psychological Vague and incorrect term. Withdrawal involves both physical and psychological symptoms. B. abstinence Abstinence means refraining from use, not the symptoms that follow. C. physiological Not specific. The term doesn’t capture the clinical syndrome of alcohol cessation. D. alcohol withdrawal Alcohol withdrawal syndrome includes symptoms like tremors, agitation, hallucinations, and seizures, and can be life-threatening.