Anna is a 44-year-old divorced mother of two teenagers. Anna's father, who lives alone in a nearby suburb, has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer
Anna needs to take her father to and from medical appointments while she tries to manage the demands of her own full-time job. She goes to the employee assistance counselor at work for help in coping with the demands of her situation. The counselor understands that the demands on Anna are too great given her available resources, a phenomenon called
a. role buffering.
b. role confusion.
c. role strain.
d. role multiplicity.
c
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. stimulate members involvement b. provide structured exercises c. consolidate group content d. encourage members to engage e. model the desired behaviors
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a. description of the problem in behavioral terms. b. a functional analysis of the problem's antecedents and consequences. c. selection of a target behavior(s). d. all of the above.