When endeavoring to understand a family system, what does a practitioner do with rules?
a. The practitioner asks a family member to outline the family rules.
b. The practitioner reads a book on the culture in which the clients operate in order to understand the rules that go with that culture.
c. The practitioner talks with family members and studies behaviors in order to identify patterns of spoken and unspoken rules.
d. Most practitioners print lists of rules that are useful for satisfying family interactions. The practitioners educate the clients on those rules and help them implement the list.
e. Systems practitioners focus more on behaviors and natural consequences than on artificially imposed rules.
Question 2
A hierarchical family system where the father has the last word on any decision is known as ___________________ ___________.
a. dysfunctional
b. patriarchal
c. stable
d. homeostatic
e. synchronized