Alexis, a structural family therapist, had been working with a ...

[jon_i]

Alexis, a structural family therapist, had been working with a volatile couple in family therapy for a few months. During one session, she verbally questioned the assumption of the couple that it is better for the children if we stayed married to determine whether that belief was having the effect the couple thought it should. What intervention was Alexis using?
 
  A) Boundary making
  B) Challenging the family's worldview
  C) Reframing
  D) Unbalancing

Question 2

When a structural therapist asks family members to change seats, has separate sessions with individuals or subsystems, or asks one member of the family to remain silent during an interaction, the therapist might be doing what kind of intervention?
 
  A) Boundary making
  B) Challenging the family's worldview
  C) Reframing
  D) Unbalancing

[todom5090]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A