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jjjetplane · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is observing a family therapy session that is structured to emphasize working on unresolved emotional reactivity to parents. Which theoretical framework best describes this approach to family therapy?

1. Bowenian
2. Structural
3. Cognitive-behavioral
4. Integrated problem-solving

Question 2

The clinician leading the family therapy session asks the family members to reenact the problem they are having. What is the primary purpose of this action?

1. To observe the differences in the portrayals among the family members
2. To understand current conflicting interactions among the family members
3. To understand intergenerational patterns of behavior among the family members
4. To observe the types of interactions that occur among the family members

kthug · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1
Explanation: Bowenian family therapy is based on the concept that working on unresolved emotional reactivity to parents is the most important unfinished business in life. While the other answer choices represent theoretical frameworks of approaches to family therapy, these do not emphasize working on unresolved emotional reactivity to parents.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4
Explanation: The clinician who utilizes reenactment in family therapy is using a cognitive-behavioral theoretical framework. The purpose of reenactment is to observe the types of communication and interactions that occur among the family members. Bowenian family therapy seeks understand current conflicting interactions among family members, as well as to understand intergenerational patterns of behavior among the family members. Observation of the differences in portrayals among the family members is not the purpose of reenactment.