At a meeting for family members of alcoholics, a spouse says, "I did everything I could to help. I even requested sick leave when my partner was too drunk to go to work." The nurse assesses these comments as
A) codependence.
B) assertiveness.
C) role reversal.
D) homeostasis.

Question

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Codependence refers to participating in behaviors that maintain the addiction or allow it to continue without holding the user accountable for his or her actions. The other options are not supported by information given in the scenario.

At a Meeting for Family Members of Alcoholics, a Spouse