In the Solution-Based Approach, How Does the Therapist Address the Pathologizing

question 29

Multiple Choice

In the solution-based approach, how does the therapist address the pathologizing interpersonal pattern (PIP) to resolve issues among families?

• A) The therapist tends to assess PIPs when assessing for strengths and resources in facilitating WIPs
• B) Therapists would conceptualize not just the PIPs the couple presents as a problem, but also the PIPs in each family of origin
• C) They will have only minimal conversations about PIPs and will carefully assess it only if it seems necessary for a particular client
• D) None of these is correct

---

Definitions:

Insulin

A hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates glucose levels in the blood, crucial for managing diabetes.

Schizophrenia

A complex, chronic mental health disorder marked by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Degeneration Theory

A now largely discredited theory that posited that disease and deviance were the result of hereditary degeneration of the genes.

Hereditary Processes

The biological mechanisms by which traits and characteristics are transmitted from parents to their offspring through genes.