Question 1

Janis has been married to Paul, an alcoholic, for 34 years. Her role in her circle of friends is to help other wives of alcoholics, giving them empathy and support, while also telling regular stories of what Paul did that week due to his alcoholism and how she dealt with it. Her friends frequently tell her what a good, devoted wife she is. Janis is most likely utilizing which of the following coping styles described in your text?

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A)  Caretaker 
B)  Apathetic partner 
C)  Martyr 
D)  Approval seeker

Question 2

A point of confusion for mental health professionals is that

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A)  the behaviors of codependency overlap with those of love relationships. 
B)  there is a danger that the codependent person will begin to accept delusions that the dysfunctional person has as being real. 
C)  there are distinct boundaries between normal behavior and codependency, but since the concept is still evolving we do not know what they are yet. 
D)  it is easier for the codependent to simply shut down emotionally until they are able to escape from the dysfunctional relationship.

Question 3

According to Freud's "repetition compulsion," once the addict stops his/her dysfunctional behaviors, the codependent will

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A)  be cured. 
B)  begin to set appropriate boundaries. 
C)  give up control of the ex­addict's behaviors. 
D)  attempt to find someone else who is dysfunctional.

Question 4

Codependency is characterized by

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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)  preoccupation with another person's behavior, and attempting to control that person's substance use. 
D)  insensitivity to another person's behavior.

Question 5

Codependent persons are often taught

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A)  it is permitted to express my anger towards the dysfunctional person's behavior. 
B)  it is not permitted for me to have problems of my own. 
C)  I am always capable of dealing with an emergency. 
D)  it is possible to negotiate boundaries as I grow older and mature emotionally.

Question 6

Communication in codependent relationships is

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A)  limited to "safe" topics that will not trigger 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 7

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

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Question 8

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

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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 towards such relationships. 
D)  the theory that the codependent is unconsciously angry at their partner, and want them to suffer for as long as possible. This is the motivation for their overly protective behaviors.

Question 9

Describe some of the various coping styles demonstrated by codependent persons.

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Question 10

It is important to only use the term "codependency" when referring to family members.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Critics of the concept of codependency argue that viewing codependency as a absolves the individual from any personal responsibility.

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A)  construct 
B)  model for healthy relationships 
C)  disease 
D)  model for entire communities

Exam 22: Codependency and Enabling