Dysfunctional Behaviors That Spouses, Partners, Children, and Others Engage in to Cope

question 69

Multiple Choice

Dysfunctional behaviors that spouses, partners, children, and others engage in to cope with the stress of having a family member with a substance-related disorder refers to

• A)dependency.
• B)codependency.
• C)antisocial personality.
• D)substance use.

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Definitions:

Evolved Module

A concept in psychology suggesting that certain mental faculties or predispositions have been developed through natural selection over time to solve specific problems of survival or reproduction.

Fear Learning

The process of acquiring fears through conditioning, where an initially neutral stimulus becomes associated with a fearful or traumatic event, causing future fear responses.

Preparedness

The state of being ready and able to deal with specific situations, often referring to psychological readiness to perceive certain stimuli as connected.

Reaction Range

A concept in genetics denoting the extent of possible phenotypic variations for a trait given a certain genotype, influenced by environmental conditions.