The Chapter Discusses Guidelines for Identifying Interpersonal Patterns (IPs)

question 3

Multiple Choice

The chapter discusses guidelines for identifying interpersonal patterns (IPs) . One aspect of this includes the concept of collapsed time. What does this refer to?

• A) The need for therapists to see how interaction patterns occur over a very short span of time
• B) The need for therapists to see how interaction patterns develop over days or weeks, rather than in the same conversation
• C) The desire for therapists to visualize the lifespan of the couple's relationship from past to present
• D) The desire for therapists to create a lasting result for clients that can diminish the negative effects of time in their relationships

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Definitions:

Reverse Reaction

A reverse reaction is a chemical reaction that occurs in the opposite direction of the forward reaction, resulting in the conversion of the reaction products back into the original reactants.

Forward Reaction

A chemical reaction that proceeds in the direction of forming products from reactants, as initially written in a chemical equation.

Dynamic Equilibrium

A situation in which two opposing processes occur at the same rate, leading to no net change in the system.

Products

Substances that are formed as a result of a chemical reaction, appearing on the right side of a chemical equation.