The goal in structural family therapy when working with enmeshed families is to:

a. establish reinforcement reciprocity by teaching methods of positive control
b. differentiate individuals and subsystems by strengthening the boundaries
around them
c. increase interaction by making boundaries more permeable
d. all of the above


Answer: B

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