The Goal of Psychoanalytic Family Therapy Is Best Described As

question 22

Multiple Choice

The goal of psychoanalytic family therapy is best described as:

• A) re-establish an ethical system in which the family can trust one another and treat one another with fairness.
• B) re-align hierarchies to create a system that treats all members fairly an which all members have some power.
• C) to conduct relational experiments so the family can learn their strengths and build on them.
• D) for the therapist to create a neutral presence which supports each member during growth in order to ensure solidify change.

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Definitions:

Loci

Specific fixed positions on chromosomes where genes or genetic markers are located.

Chromosome

Chromosomes are long, thread-like structures made of DNA and proteins, found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Epistasis

Condition in which certain alleles of one locus alter the expression of alleles of a different locus.

Alleles

Different forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.