Bill is a participant in a HMO support group for men with heart disease needing to change their lifestyle. He tell group members that he is aggressive in stating his views to family members and in setting rules for his family. As a result, his teenage children fear him and have withdrawn from his and his wife has become very submissive, though he has never threatened anyone. He says he wants a closer relationship with his family. The worker should
A. ask group members if they have similar problems.
B. encourage the group to respond to Bill's concerns.
C. redirect the conversation to health issues.
D. ask Bill to keep the discussion within the group's purposes.
B. encourage the group to respond to Bill's concerns.
Bill's statement relates to the lifestyle questions for which the group is designed. His authoritarian style may illustrate the stressors that affect his disease. The discussion may also turn to other stressors that affect group members.
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