Following a weekend of alcohol binging, the client is hard to arouse on Monday morning. Which behavior by the spouse is considered to be a sign of codependency?
A) Letting the spouse sleep
B) Driving the spouse to work
C) Phoning the spouse off work
D) Confronting the behavior
C
Feedback:
Spouses of alcoholics often struggle with enabling behaviors. These behaviors help to cover up the problem and protect the alcoholic from consequences of drinking. Phoning the employer and making an excuse for absence from work is a sign of codependency and enabling behavior. Letting the spouse sleep is using avoidance behavior. Driving the spouse to work and/or confronting the behavior will force the client to deal with the consequences of the drinking.
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