Most couple therapists concentrate on ________
a. improving the couple's patterns of communications and mutual expectations
b. changing the behavior of the person in the marriage who is the source of the couple's problems
c. desensitization techniques to help the marital partners become more tolerant of each other
d. exploring the marital partners' childhoods to understand the source of the current conflicts
Answer: a
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