One Criticism of the Concept of Codependency Is That It

question 28

Multiple Choice

One criticism of the concept of codependency is that it rests upon

• A) the unproven "family disease model" used in family therapy.
• B) behavior modification approaches used to shape successive approximations to healthy behavior in marital counseling.
• C) an unproven theory that codependents have a genetic predisposition towards such relationships.
• D) the theory that the codependent is unconsciously angry at their partner, and want them to suffer for as long as possible. This is the motivation for their overly protective behaviors.

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Definitions:

Conflict Theorists

Scholars and theorists who view social life as a competition and focus on the distribution of resources, power, and inequality within society.

Post-Structuralists

Thinkers who critique and move beyond the ideas of structuralism, emphasizing the complexity and fluidity of structures that shape human interactions and understandings.

Fundamentalism

A strict adherence to specific theological doctrines typically in a reaction against what are perceived as modernist theories and practices.

Tylor's Theory

A concept in anthropology proposed by Edward Burnett Tylor suggesting that cultures evolve from primitive to complex forms.