The Concept of Codependency: The Relationship with The Nursing and Assessment Tools

Abstract

Codependency is a behaviour pattern, personality disorder and attitude that includes being addicted to the confirmation of others to gain self-security, self-confidence and self-identity. Codependency is aserious and treatable health problem which is common in especiallywomen and nurses. The first step for assessment of codependency ismeasurement but limited scales do exist for this purpose. Althoughthere are many studies about the codependency in literature, so far noresearch has been carried out in Turkey on codependency. The aim ofthis article is to describe the concept of codependency, to explain therelationship with the nursing profession and to inform about the thecodependency assessment tools

Keywords

• Codependency psychology,nurses,psychological tests,women

Karşılıklı Bağımlılık Kavramı: Hemşirelikle İlişkisi ve Karşılıklı Bağımlılığı Belirleme Araçları

Abstract

Karşılıklı bağımlılık; güvenlik duygusu, benlik saygısı ve benlik kavramını onaylatmak için ortaya konan bir tutum, bir davranış biçimi vekişilik bozukluğu olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Karşılıklı bağımlılık, özellikle kadınlar ve daha çok kadın mesleği olması nedeniyle de hemşirelerde sık olarak ortaya çıkan, tedavi edilebilen ciddi bir sağlık sorunudur. Bu sağlık sorununu ele almada ilk adım, karşılıklı bağımlılığınbelirlenmesidir. Ancak, bu konuda geliştirilmiş sınırlı sayıda belirleme ölçeği bulunmaktadır. Literatürde karşılıklı bağımlılık konusundapek çok çalışma bulunmasına rağmen, bu konuda Türk toplumuna yönelik bir araştırma henüz yapılmamıştır. Bu yazıda kavramı tanıtmak,hemşirelikle ilişkisini açıklamak ve karşılıklı bağımlılığı belirlemearaçları hakkında bilgi vermek amaçlanmıştır

Keywords

• Bağımlılık,hemşirelik,psikolojik test,kadın

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