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ssal

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on: Jun 25, 2018
Which statement accurately explains the difference between an enabler and a co-dependent?
 
  a. A codependent covers up the substance abuser's behavior.
  b. A codependent rationalizes the substance abuser's behavior.
  c. An enabler uses the substance abuser's behavior to build up his or her own self-esteem.
  d. An enabler is also a substance abuser.

Question 2

The wife of an alcoholic tells the nurse, My husband only drinks on the weekends to relax. He has a very stressful job. The nurse recognizes that the patient's wife is using which defense mechanism?
 
  a. Repression
  b. Denial
  c. Rationalization
  d. Identification


krakiolit

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The codependent fixes things by overcompensating to prevent the abuser from facing reality. Enabling refers to helping a person so that the person's consequences from unhealthy behavior are less severe; thus enabling helps the unhealthy behavior to continue.

Answer to Question 2

C
Rationalization is a justification for an unreasonable act to make it appear reasonable. Rationali-zation is used by many families to allay their own anxiety about the substance abuse of a family member. Repression refers to unconsciously blocking an unwanted thought or memory from open expression. Denial is ignoring reality in spite of hard evidence. Denial is a mechanism frequently used by substance abusers. Identification refers to modeling behaviors after another individual.


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