The lenses that are used to assess family process and functioning can also be used to:

A. Look for and identify the constraints that limit functioning and maintain problems.
B. Foster a liberal or socialist perspective in students and practitioners of family therapy.
C. Change the way the family interacts with the environment.
D. Identify social service agencies that should be part of the therapeutic process.


ANS: A

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