Amy, a High School Junior, Has Been Having Horrible Arguments

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Amy, a high school junior, has been having horrible arguments with her little sister, mother, and stepfather for the last year. She has also missed so much school without her parents' knowledge that she will have to go to summer school. They also suspect she has been experimenting with drugs and is sexually active. Amy is seeing a counselor, who has requested that Amy's mother, sister, stepfather, and biological father attend counseling sessions. This counselor most likely believes all of the following EXCEPT that

• A)Amy's problems are the whole family's problems.
• B)the family members need to change destructive patterns.
• C)the family members will need to reshape distorted perceptions and improve communication with each other.
• D)the counseling sessions will provide a calming atmosphere in which family members can state their beliefs regarding who or what is to blame for Amy's problems.

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