The wife of a client with alcohol dependency tells the nurse, “I'm tired of making excuses for him to his boss and coworkers when he can't make it into work. I believe him every time he says he's...

The wife of a client with alcohol dependency tells the nurse, “I'm tired of making excuses for him to his boss and coworkers when he can't make it into work. I believe him every time he says he's going to quit.” The nurse recognizes the wife's statement as indicating which of the following behaviors?

1. Helpfulness.

2. Self-defeat.

3. Enabling.

4. Masochism.