NAME: __________________________________DATE: ____________CLASS: ________
CHAPTER 25 GUIDED READING ACTIVITY 68
DIRECTIONS: Briefly answer the following questions in the space provided.
CODEPENDENCY: WHAT IS IT?
I. Codependency means:
____________________________________________________________________
A. Codependents share many traits in common, including
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________
B. Enabling is __________________________________________________________
1. Codependents enable addicts in a number of ways, including
a. lying for them.
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
2. Codependents suffer from a variety of stress-related disorders, including
a. Depression and ___________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
II. Addiction is a family disease.
A. In families with drug dependency, codependent members act out rigid, clearly defined roles.
1. Traits of the main enabler include
a. nagging
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________
a. getting straight A’s.
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
3. Traits of the troublemaker include
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
5. Traits of the invisible child include
a. living in a fantasy world.
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
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