A Nursing Counselor Is About to Meet with a Client

question 12

Multiple Choice

A nursing counselor is about to meet with a client suffering from codependency. Which of the following data would further support the assessment of this dysfunctional behavior?

• A) The client has a long history of focusing thoughts and behaviors on other people.
• B) The client, as a child, experienced overindulgent and overprotective parents.
• C) The client is a people pleaser and does almost anything to gain approval.
• D) The client exhibits helpless behaviors but actually feels very competent.
• E) The client can achieve a sense of control only through fulfilling the needs of others.
• Other