Interpersonal relationship

===Codependent===
[[Codependency]] initially focused on a codependent partner enabling substance abuse, but it has become more broadly defined to describe a dysfunctional relationship with extreme dependence on or preoccupation with another person.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cowan|first1=Gloria|last2=Bommersbach|first2=Mimi|last3=Curtis|first3=Sheri R.|year=1995|title=Codependency, Loss Of Self, And Power|journal=Psychology of Women Quarterly|volume=19|issue=2|pages=221–236|doi=10.1111/j.1471-6402.1995.tb00289.x|s2cid=146485470|name-list-style=vanc}}</ref> There are some who even refer to codependency as an addiction to the relationship.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Mendenhall W|date=1989|title=Co-dependency definitions and dynamics|journal= Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly|volume=6|pages=3–17|doi=10.1300/J020V06N01_02}}</ref> The focus of codependents tends to be on the emotional state, behavioral choices, thoughts, and beliefs of another person.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Chmielewska M|date=2012|title=Marital quality in the context of interpersonal dependency|journal=Economics & Sociology|volume=5|issue=2|pages=58–74|doi=10.14254/2071-789X.2012/5-2/5|doi-access=free}}</ref> Often those who are codependent neglect themselves in favor of taking care of others and have difficulty fully developing an identity of their own.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Knudson|first1=Theresa M.|last2=Terrell|first2=Heather K.|year=2012|title=Codependency, Perceived Interparental Conflict, and Substance Abuse in the Family of Origin|journal=The American Journal of Family Therapy|volume=40|issue=3|pages=245–257|doi=10.1080/01926187.2011.610725|s2cid=145124356|name-list-style=vanc}}</ref>