In Addition to the Variables Listed Above, Data Were Also

question 4

Essay

In addition to the variables listed above, data were also collected on the variables listed below. Indicate whether each is nominal or ordinal.
• Region (Urban, Suburban, Rural)
• Education (Less than High School, High School, College, University)
• Marital Status (Single, Widowed, Divorced, Married)

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Definitions:

Solution-Focused Therapists

Therapists who adopt a goal-directed approach, focusing on solutions and preferred futures rather than dwelling on past problems.

Interactive Dialogue

A reciprocal communication process in which participants exchange information, feelings, and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages.

Narrative Therapists

Practitioners of a therapeutic approach that seeks to help patients identify their values and the skills associated with them in order to live these values so they can effectively confront current and future problems.

Dominant Discourses

The prevalent narratives or ways of thinking in a given society that shape perceptions, behaviors, and policies.