A narrative therapist is working with a 17-year-old client, Alexa, and her mother regarding Alexa's struggles with an eating disorder. As therapy has progressed, and the therapist has worked with Alexa to separate her from her problem, the therapist might phrase a middle-phase goal in therapy in which of the following ways?

A) Increase instances of defiance in response to anorexia's directions to not eat.
B) Increase food intake from less than one time daily to three times daily in six weeks.
C) Reduce the rigid patterns that fuel the anorexic behavior.
D) Reduce the negative contact between Alexa and the anorexia.


A

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