Family Members Are Overinvolved in Each Other's Lives but Are

question 15

Multiple Choice

Family members are overinvolved in each other's lives but are affectionate and loyal. This description fits Salvador Minuchin's definition of an:

• A) autonomous family pattern.
• B) underfunctioning family pattern.
• C) enmeshed family pattern.
• D) institutionalized family pattern.

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that occurs as an automatic response to a specific stimulus, typically conditioned through association.

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments, in the context of behaviorism.

Token Economy

A behavioral modification system where desired behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for rewards.

Collective Unconscious

The collective unconscious is a concept proposed by Carl Jung, referring to the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.