The clinician leading the family therapy session asks the family members to reenact the problem they are having. What is the primary purpose of this action?
1. Observe the differences in the portrayals among the family members.
2. Understand current conflicting interactions among the family members.
3. Understand intergenerational patterns of behavior among the family members.
4. Observe the types of interactions that occur among the family members.
4. Observe the types of interactions that occur among the family members.
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a. Coordinate continuation of the therapy. b. Place the client on radiation precautions. c. No action by the nurse is needed at this time. d. Restrict visitors to only adults over age 18.
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A) The patient may be trying to protect loved ones from the emotional effects of the illness. B) The patient is being noncompliant in order to assert power over caregivers. C) The patient may be skeptical of the benefits of the Western biomedical model of health. D) The patient thinks that treatment does not provide him comfort.
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1. Empirical-rational 2. Normative-reeducative 3. Power-coercive 4. Empirical-reeducative
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