Salvador Minuchin, who investigated patterns of family dysfunction among patients with eating disorders, identified "enmeshment" as
A) a family's willingness to maintain the sick status of the affected member.
B) familial attempts to cover up the family member's illness.
C) the overidentification of family members with the therapist.
D) overinvolvement of all family members in the affairs of one member.
D
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