The family therapy approach developed by Frank Dattilio focuses on:

A. A phenomenological description upsetting behavioral interactions
B. How family members express and hear the thoughts and feelings of others
C. The avoidance practices used to distort the presenting problem
D. None of the above


ANS: B

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