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Study Guide Questions
1. Codependency is the addiction to ________________________________________________.
2. When was the word "codependent" coined to serve as a description for someone who lives with an alcoholic ?
3. Codependency generally has its origins in _____________________.
4. What are four behaviors that are common in dysfunctional households?
5. Children whose needs are not met by their parents often grow up to be codependents. True or false?
6. The "good child" hopes to ____________________________________________________.
7. The "bad child" gets attention in the family by __________________________________________.
8. The "sensitive child" is usually the [ youngest/ oldest] child
9. The "passive child" is _____________________ to the point of almost total _________________.
10. A(n) ______________________ thinks that he or she can "fix" another person's problems.
11. Codependents believe themselves to be totally ___________________ and devoted.
12. "Enablers" like to "smooth things over" for the addict. True or false?
13. "Enablers" made it [ easier/ harder ] for the addict to continue his or her self-destructive behavior.
14. Codependents tend to fall in love with people whom they believe can be _________________.
15. A codependent will deliberately look for someone whose life he or she can _________________.
16. ________________________________is the primary goal of a codependent.
17. Codependents give to others to the point of ________________________________.
18. Codependents discount their own desires as being ___________________________.
19. Codependents often fall in love with people who lack __________________________________.
20. Codependents learn to associate love with __________________________________________.
21. Codependents never put up with certain behaviors once they say that they will never tolerate them. True or false?
22. A codependent often feels ________________________ at the thought of having sex with the addict in his or her life.
23. Codependents fear abandonment. True or false?
24. Codependents hope that problems will simply ___________________________.
25. The codependent _____________________himself or herself whenever something goes wrong.
26. A codependent may develop an addiction or a compulsion of some sort because of severe psychological pain. True or false?
27. Eventually, a codependent may devise a plan to _____________________.
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