Jeb presents as rigid and robot-like as he tells you what brings him to counseling. He says that his family complains that he has no feelings and doesn't seem to care about them, only work. At work, Jeb is unhappy because everyone is always begging him for something. He would be much better off if others would just leave him alone to do his work. Jeb says that his coworkers complain that he is inflexible and interpersonally distant. A Bowen FS counselor would be likely to characterize Jeb as:

What will be an ideal response?


Engaging in emotional cutoff

Counseling

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