Question 1

Enabling behaviors might be motivated by which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A) Pathological interdependency 
B) Social pressure to be a "good" spouse 
C) Being overly protective of one's partner 
D) All of these answers are correct 
A) Pathological interdependency 
B) Social pressure to be a "good" spouse 
C) Being overly protective of one's partner 
D) All of these answers are correct D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of codependent persons?

Accepted Answer

A) They believe they are not as good as others. 
B) They must accept responsibility for problems well beyond their control. 
C) Codependent persons are born that way. 
D) Codependent people have learned to be codependent. 
A) They believe they are not as good as others. 
B) They must accept responsibility for problems well beyond their control. 
C) Codependent persons are born that way. 
D) Codependent people have learned to be codependent. D

Question 3

Codependency is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) preoccupation with "escape" behaviors to avoid blame for another person's SUD. 
B) a consensus about how to spell the word by mental health professionals. 
C) over-involvement with another person's behavior and attempting to control that person's substance use. 
D) insensitivity to another person's behavior. 
A) preoccupation with "escape" behaviors to avoid blame for another person's SUD. 
B) a consensus about how to spell the word by mental health professionals. 
C) over-involvement with another person's behavior and attempting to control that person's substance use. 
D) insensitivity to another person's behavior. C

Question 4

Communication in codependent relationships is

Accepted Answer

A) limited to "safe" topics that avoid anger outburst or conflict. 
B) expansive and addresses virtually every topic imaginable. 
C) difficult to understand because of the different maturity levels of the various persons involved. 
D) focused on individuation. 
A) limited to "safe" topics that avoid anger outburst or conflict. 
B) expansive and addresses virtually every topic imaginable. 
C) difficult to understand because of the different maturity levels of the various persons involved. 
D) focused on individuation.

Question 5

According to your text, "codependency" and "enabling" are

Accepted Answer

A) constructs to help professionals categorize behavior more effectively. 
B) frighteningly real concepts that ruin people's lives. 
C) only seen in dysfunctional homes. 
D) less common now than in the 1980s. 
A) constructs to help professionals categorize behavior more effectively. 
B) frighteningly real concepts that ruin people's lives. 
C) only seen in dysfunctional homes. 
D) less common now than in the 1980s.

Question 6

Describe the cycle of codependency.

Accepted Answer

The cycle of codependency typically invo

Question 7

Codependency

Accepted Answer

A) is more commonly encountered in homes with an alcohol use disorder rather than a drug use disorder. 
B) is more commonly encountered in homes with younger adults, such as those recently married. 
C) is a construct that is useful for professionals who work with those struggling with substance use behaviors. 
D) will be an accepted diagnostic category in the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 
A) is more commonly encountered in homes with an alcohol use disorder rather than a drug use disorder. 
B) is more commonly encountered in homes with younger adults, such as those recently married. 
C) is a construct that is useful for professionals who work with those struggling with substance use behaviors. 
D) will be an accepted diagnostic category in the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Question 8

One of the reasons why the concept of codependency has been challenged is because it turns the focus of blame to the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The concept of codependency

Accepted Answer

A) forces offenders to take full responsibility for their behavior. 
B) is based on the theories of personality put forward by Alfred Adler. 
C) is an outgrowth of the concept of the co-addict popular in the 1950s. 
D) is based on the personality theory of Otto Rank, presented in the 1930s. 
A) forces offenders to take full responsibility for their behavior. 
B) is based on the theories of personality put forward by Alfred Adler. 
C) is an outgrowth of the concept of the co-addict popular in the 1950s. 
D) is based on the personality theory of Otto Rank, presented in the 1930s.

Question 10

The textbook discusses 11 different coping styles of a family member who is codependent.They are the apathetic partner, the approval seeker, the caretaker, the coconspirator, the controller, the family mascot/clown, the martyr, the messiah, the protector, the persecutor, and the separator.Choose six of these roles and discuss the goal of this coping style.Which of those six do you think is the healthiest or most useful for the person who is addicted to a substance?

Accepted Answer

The goal of the apathetic partner coping

Question 11

By learning how to "let go" of their attempts to control a dysfunctional person's behavior, the codependent person is expressing

Accepted Answer

A) contempt for that person. 
B) anger toward that person. 
C) detachment from that person. 
D) over-involvement with the dysfunctional person. 
A) contempt for that person. 
B) anger toward that person. 
C) detachment from that person. 
D) over-involvement with the dysfunctional person.

Question 12

One criticism of the concept of codependency is that it rests upon

Accepted Answer

A) the unproven "family disease model" used in family therapy. 
B) behavior modification approaches used to shape successive approximations to healthy behavior in marital counseling. 
C) an unproven theory that codependents have a genetic predisposition toward such relationships. 
D) the theory that the codependent is unconsciously angry at his or her partner and wants the partner to suffer for as long as possible.This is the motivation for his or her overly protective behaviors. 
A) the unproven "family disease model" used in family therapy. 
B) behavior modification approaches used to shape successive approximations to healthy behavior in marital counseling. 
C) an unproven theory that codependents have a genetic predisposition toward such relationships. 
D) the theory that the codependent is unconsciously angry at his or her partner and wants the partner to suffer for as long as possible.This is the motivation for his or her overly protective behaviors.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT seen in codependency?

Accepted Answer

A) Measuring self-worth on the basis of how another person behaves 
B) Leaving/ending the dysfunctional relationship 
C) Making personal sacrifices to protect the dysfunctional person from the consequences of his or her behavior 
D) Attempting to avoid confronting the reality of another person's addiction 
A) Measuring self-worth on the basis of how another person behaves 
B) Leaving/ending the dysfunctional relationship 
C) Making personal sacrifices to protect the dysfunctional person from the consequences of his or her behavior 
D) Attempting to avoid confronting the reality of another person's addiction

Question 14

The person who acts as a "persecutor" in a codependent relationship blames everyone but the dysfunctional member for problems in the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An important reason mental health professionals are uncomfortable with the concept of codependency is that it gives too much power to the individual and removes the need to address family issues in counseling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the "rules" of codependency and how they may reflect the dynamics within a dysfunctional family.

Accepted Answer

Codependency is a behavioral and emotion

Question 17

It is important to only use the term "codependency" when referring to family members, and avoid the terms "enabler" or "enabling."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A health care professional may behave in an enabling way by opting not to add an SUD diagnosis to a patient's profile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Define the term "enabling." What are some of the theoretical explanations for it?

Accepted Answer

The term "enabling" refers to the act of

Question 20

Codependency and enabling

Accepted Answer

A) have continued to be popular topics for researchers. 
B) are very nondistinct concepts that are defined differently by different people. 
C) are as well accepted as real phenomenon as coronary artery disease. 
D) have never been called addictive behaviors. 
A) have continued to be popular topics for researchers. 
B) are very nondistinct concepts that are defined differently by different people. 
C) are as well accepted as real phenomenon as coronary artery disease. 
D) have never been called addictive behaviors.

Exam 24: Codependency and Enabling

Enabling behaviors might be motivated by which of the following factors?

Which of the following is NOT true of codependent persons?

Codependency is characterized by

Communication in codependent relationships is

According to your text, "codependency" and "enabling" are

Describe the cycle of codependency.

Codependency

One of the reasons why the concept of codependency has been challenged is because it turns the focus of blame to the family.

The concept of codependency

By learning how to "let go" of their attempts to control a dysfunctional person's behavior, the codependent person is expressing

One criticism of the concept of codependency is that it rests upon

Which of the following is NOT seen in codependency?

The person who acts as a "persecutor" in a codependent relationship blames everyone but the dysfunctional member for problems in the family.

An important reason mental health professionals are uncomfortable with the concept of codependency is that it gives too much power to the individual and removes the need to address family issues in counseling.

Discuss the "rules" of codependency and how they may reflect the dynamics within a dysfunctional family.

It is important to only use the term "codependency" when referring to family members, and avoid the terms "enabler" or "enabling."

A health care professional may behave in an enabling way by opting not to add an SUD diagnosis to a patient's profile.

Define the term "enabling." What are some of the theoretical explanations for it?

Codependency and enabling

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