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drink · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Milieu work with patients with personality disorders is most effective when it:

a. focuses on interactional behaviors in the here and now.
b. facilitates a process of delving into the patient's early childhood.
c. provides strict structure to compensate for a lack of personal boundaries.
d. promotes regression to help the patient work through earlier conflicts.

Question 2

According to transactional analysis theory, when a patient finally recognizes the importance of being medication-compliant, which type of transaction has occurred?

a. Ulterior
b. Crossed
c. Incongruent
d. Complementary

mcarey591 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Milieu work is most effective if it focuses on realistic expectations, the process of decision making, and the process of developing interactional behaviors in the here and now.

Answer to Question 2

D
In this interaction the two parties are communicating from adult ego state to adult ego state. Communication flows smoothly between the sender and the receiver. The remaining options do not demonstrate such effective communication.