What Action Is the Best Example of Enabling in a Family

question 29

Multiple Choice

What action is the best example of enabling in a family with an alcoholic father?

• A) The father asks the CHN to explain why his continued drinking is dangerous.
• B) The son threatens to leave the home because he finds his father's behaviour embarrassing.
• C) The teenage daughter turns to a favourite teacher for support.
• D) The wife tells her husband's boss that her husband is sick when he is actually inebriated.

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