codependency

codependency
a) The state of being codependent; codependence
b) Something that is codependent

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  • codependency — See codependence. * * * An extreme dependency by one person on another who is suffering from an addiction. Common characteristics include low self esteem coupled with a high need for approval. Not a formal psychiatric diagnosis, codependency is a …   Universalium

  • codependency. — co|de|pen|dent «koh dih PEHN duhnt», adjective 1. mutually dependent: »codependent relationship of bees and apple blossoms. 2. excessively or unhealthily engaged in a relationship that is controlled by one person s illness or problems. noun… …   Useful english dictionary

  • codependency — noun Date: 1979 a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin); broadly dependence on the needs of or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • codependency — co·de·pen·den·cy dən sē n, pl cies a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) broadly dependence on… …   Medical dictionary

  • codependency — noun excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one with an illness or addiction who requires support. Derivatives codependence noun codependent adjective &noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • codependency — co·dependency …   English syllables

  • codependency — ¦kōˌ noun Etymology: codependent (herein) + ency : a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spann-Fischer Codependency Scale — The Spann Fischer Codependency Scale is a 16 item self report instrument used to define and measure co dependency in order to operationalize it as a personality disorder. Individual items are rated on a 6 point Likert scale, and then summed with… …   Wikipedia

  • codependent — codependency, codependence, n. /koh di pen deuhnt/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a relationship in which one person is physically or psychologically addicted, as to alcohol or gambling, and the other person is psychologically dependent on the… …   Universalium

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