There Are Four Techniques for 'Joining' with Family Members

question 13

Multiple Choice

There are four techniques for 'joining' with family members. Which technique is how a therapist joins the family by making personal adjustments in order to achieve a therapeutic alliance?

• A) tracking
• B) mimesis
• C) confirmation
• D) accommodation

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Definitions:

Fat Cells

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Drive Theory

A theory in psychology that posits that behavior is motivated by drives that arise from biological needs that demand satisfaction.

Homeostasis

The ability of a living organism to maintain internal stability by adjusting its physiological processes.

Drive-Reduction

A theory of motivation that posits that behavior is driven by the need to reduce internal states of tension caused by unmet biological needs.