English to Spanish Art/Literary Psychology Manipulative People

The case of Janice and Bill and many subsequent similar cases have taught me that the central tenets of traditional “recovery” models designed to treat true chemical addiction are detrimental when applied to chemically abusing individuals with aggressive (or covert-aggressive) personality disorders. These models often prompt us to view an abusive and emotionally independent personality as a victim and as dependent. The traditional model would view Bill as chemically dependent and Janice as co- dependent. In recent years, zealous professional advocates have expanded the “co-dependency model” to include any and all types of interpersonal dependence. Within such an exaggerated framework, everyone is to some extent co-dependent. Now, there are cases of real dependency and co-dependency, but they are not as common as many claim. In many more troubled relationships, there is an emotionally independent, abusive party and another party who is insecure and struggling with excessive emotional dependence.

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