Alexis, a structural family therapist, had been working with a volatile couple in family therapy for a few months. During one session, she verbally questioned the assumption of the couple: “that it is better for the children if we stayed married,” to determine if that belief was having the effect the couple thought it should. What intervention was Alexis using?
a. Boundary making
b. Challenging the family’s worldview
c. Reframing
d. Unbalancing
ANS: B
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