Author Question: While growing up, Patrick was told to always be appropriate, be perfect, and do his best. Now as an ... (Read 57 times)

lak · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

While growing up, Patrick was told to always be appropriate, be perfect, and do his best. Now as an adult, Patrick is rigid socially and devotes most of his energy to his work. Consequently, his wife has threatened to leave him. Patrick is seeking counseling in order to save his marriage. As a counselor, you recognize that his early childhood rules

a. were impossible for him to escape and Patrick had no choice but to accept them.
b. need to be given up so that Patrick can mend his relationship with his wife.
c. can be transformed into something useful and functional.
d. were dysfunctional and he needs to confront his parents about their behavior

Question 2

Which of the following is true concerning rules in dysfunctional family systems?

a. The number of rules is small, and is applied consistently.
b. Rules are humanly possible to keep relevant and flexible.
c. Rules are rigid and serve the function of masking fears about differences.
d. The most important rules are ones that govern individuation and the sharing of information.