A wife of an alcoholic often alters her behavior to accommodate her partner's drinking. For example, she takes on more household chores when her partner stops doing them to drink in front of the TV instead.
When she realizes that changing her behavior supports her partner's
alcoholism, she ________.
A. feels normative shame
B. feels toxic shame and low self-worth and realizes she is
codependent
C. notices she is enhancing her self-esteem by taking on more
responsibility
D. becomes an overachiever by changing her behavior yet again
Question 2
A husband of an alcoholic often alters his behavior to accommodate his wife's drinking. For example, he cooks and eats breakfast alone while his wife sleeps in, whereas before he woke her with a hug and they breakfasted together.
When he realizes that changing his behavior
supports his wife's alcoholism, he ________.
A. feels normative shame
B. realizes he is enabling his wife's drinking
C. notices he is enhancing his self-esteem
D. becomes an overachiever by changing his behavior yet again
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