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What is another term for "relationship addiction?"
Codependence
The belief that displays of emotion are a sign of weakness.
How can a codependent get help?
Receiving counseling, reading self-help books, joining a CoDA group, etc.
What is the term for when a person lets other people hurt them?
Having weak boundaries.
What did the term codependency originally refer?
Substance Abuse
Giving gifts and favors to those they want to influence.
A controlling behavior.
What are some ways to cope?
Take a relationship inventory, discover the impact of the relationship on you, take responsibility for behavior, etc.
What is gradually doing things one would say se would never do?
Increase in tolerance
Difficulty identifying what they are feeling.
What is a behavior of codependents.
Embarrassment at receiving recognition, praise, or gifts
A behavior associated of low self-esteem.
What is anticipating other people's needs?
A caretaking codependency behavior.
What is elimination of the word no from one's vocabulary?
Poor communication, weak boundaries
Compromising values and integrity to avoid rejection and other's anger.
A pattern of compliance
The difference between codependence and dependent personality disorder.
Dependent personality disorder is an official mental illness which involves an excessive need to be taken care of by others while a codependent is focused on one specific person.
What is the term for when a person becomes afraid to let people know who they are?
Repression
What is the term for when a person focuses all of their energy on other people and problems?
Obession
Believing that people are incapable of taking care of themselves
What is a control pattern.
What is the suspected cause of codependence?
It is believed to develop within a dysfunctional family environment, especially during childhood.
What is it when people don't say what they mean?
Poor communication, passive communication
What are the resulting feelings that result from helping others?
Artificial feelings of self-worth