Which example of behavior within a family system would be assessed as double-bind
communication?
a. A mother tells her daughter "I do not want you to go to the mall with Sandra
today.".
b. A daughter tells her father "I feel as though you are treating me like a baby when
you tell me I must be home by 10 PM on a school night.".
c. A son tells his mother "You worry too much about what might happen.".
d. A wife tells her husband "You go ahead and go bowling. If it is necessary, I will
try to manage getting up and going to the bathroom with my crutches.".
D
Option D suggests the wife may not be entirely comfortable getting up and using the crutches to get
to the bathroom and would actually prefer that the husband stayed home to help her. This remark
places the husband in a double bind, a situation in which no acceptable response exists. The husband
is "damned if he does" and "damned if he doesn't.". Options A, B, and C are clear, direct
communications.
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