A 30-year-old client seeking therapy states, "My mom cries when she is not included in all my social activities and thinks of my friends as her own." How would the nurse describe the boundaries between this family's parent and child subsystems?
A. The boundaries are rigid.
B. The boundaries are restructured.
C. The boundaries are enmeshed.
D. The boundaries are disengaged.
ANS: C
With enmeshed boundaries, family members lack individuation and experience exaggerated connectedness. The client's mother is trying to prevent independence by generating feelings of guilt.
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