A patient tells a nurse about being in a relationship with a significant other for more than 1 year and states, "the person is available when I need support, but neither of us tries to control the other."
The nurse can correctly assess this relationship as: a. narcissistic.
b. enmeshed.
c. disconnected.
d. interdependent.
D
Interdependent relationships allow reliance on others as well as independence. Each lets the other be dependent or independent without needing to control the person's behavior.
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