Which action is the first step in the integrated problem-solving ...

[tuffie]

Which action is the first step in the integrated problem-solving family therapy framework?
 
  1. Increasing family members' awareness of their own affective reactions to the problematic situation
  2. Evaluating repeated transactions that establish patterns of how, when, and to whom individuals relate within the family system
  3. Evaluating the family system's power distribution, communication of affect, quality of structural boundaries, and assignment of roles
  4. Identifying and working on unresolved conflicts from earlier relationships and personality defects that interfere with present functioning

Question 2

According to the Bowenian family therapy framework, what is true regarding the nuclear family emotional system and sibling position?
 
  1. Younger children may question the status quo.
  2. Firstborn children may learn to be good negotiators.
  3. Middle children may identify with power and authority.
  4. Only children may be more comfortable in relationships with peers than with adults.

[jaygar71]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2
Explanation: The integrated problem-solving family therapy framework includes a seven-step process. The first step of the process is pattern identification, which can be established by evaluating repeated transactions that establish patterns of how, when, and to whom individuals relate within the family system. The other answer choices are all actions for the various steps of the integrated problem-solving family therapy framework; however, these choices are not the first step of this process.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1
Explanation: According to the Bowenian family therapy framework, the nuclear family emotional system, and sibling position, younger children may question the status quo. Middle children, not firstborn children, may learn to be good negotiators. Firstborn children, not middle children, may identify with power and authority. Only children may be more comfortable in relationships with adults than with peers.

[tuffie]

Thank you

[jaygar71]

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