A Nursing Counselor Is About to Meet with a Client

Multiple Choice

A nursing counselor is about to meet with a client suffering from codependency. Which of the following data would further support the assessment of this dysfunctional behavior?

A) The client has a long history of focusing thoughts and behaviors on other people.
B) The client, as a child, experienced overindulgent and overprotective parents.
C) The client is a people pleaser and does almost anything to gain approval.
D) The client exhibits helpless behaviors but actually feels very competent.
E) The client can achieve a sense of control only through fulfilling the needs of others.
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