Most Family Therapists Who Work with Couples Concentrate on __________

question 245

Multiple Choice

Most family therapists who work with couples concentrate on __________

• A) exploring the marital partners' childhoods to understand the source of the current conflicts.
• B) desensitization techniques to help the marital partners become more tolerant of each other.
• C) changing the behavior of the person in the marriage who is the source of the couple's problems.
• D) improving the couple's patterns of communication so they can find better ways of solving their problems.

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Definitions:

Societal Stories

Narratives or themes that are prevalent in a society, reflecting its values, beliefs, and norms.

Socio-cultural Practices

The collective habits, traditions, rituals, norms, and activities that are characteristic of a given community or society, shaped by its cultural and social contexts.

Unique Outcome

In narrative therapy, it refers to instances or events that deviate from the dominant problem-saturated story of a client's life, highlighting moments of resilience or success.

Problem-saturated Story

Narratives that clients bring into therapy focusing solely on issues and difficulties, often obscuring potentials and strengths.