During family therapy, to improve communication skills the nurse teaches family members to rehearse responses to situations involving interpersonal conflict. What is the primary drawback of using this teaching strategy?
1) Some people might have difficulty with an interactive approach when there is conflict among participants.
2) Nurses might rehearse responses that are not effective for resolving interpersonal conflict.
3) Nurses don't use the rehearsal technique because it's an inefficient use of time for participants.
4) This type of interactive teaching strategy is not as effective as dispersing information verbally or in print.
ANS: 1
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