Question 1

The construct of "codependency" is controversial.What are some of the criticisms?

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Question 2

One of the important cornerstones of recovering from codependency is

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A) gaining control over the addict person's behavior. 
B) detachment from the addicted person's dysfunctional behavior. 
C) protecting the addicted person from the consequences of his or her behavior. 
D) removing the addicted person from one's life.

Question 3

Janis has been married to Paul, who struggles with alcoholism, for 34 years.Her role in her circle of friends is to help other wives of other alcoholic individuals and 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 4

One of the challenges to the concept of codependency is that

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A) it frees family members from responsibility for their behavior. 
B) people who have the problem have a difficult time seeing the behaviors as problematic. 
C) it makes the dysfunctional person fully responsible for their behavior. 
D) it is an either/or condition.

Question 5

The tendency of a codependent person to have poor boundaries and to be over-involved in the life of another (or several others) is called

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A) enmeshment. 
B) triangulation. 
C) reaction formation. 
D) projection.

Question 6

Codependent persons are often taught

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A) it is okay to express my anger toward the dysfunctional person's behavior. 
B) it is not okay 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 7

According to your text, to "enable" another person is to

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A) provide financial support to help tide him or her over in rough times, money that is in turn used to buy alcohol or drugs. 
B) knowingly behave in a manner that makes it possible for another to misuse chemicals or to avoid consequences of such activities. 
C) forcefully confront the person's substance use behaviors so he or she will seek professional help. 
D) allow him or her to suffer the natural consequences for their behavior.

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

Essentially, codependency might be viewed as

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A) an exaggerated form of a normal relationship pattern. 
B) an independent pattern of relating that exists outside of normal relationships. 
C) a way for all involved to focus their attention on matters outside of the family. 
D) an excuse for one person to remain in a dysfunctional relationship.

Exam 24: Codependency and Enabling