What is emotional cutoff?

a. The family punishes the identified patient by ignoring him.
b. It is a form of running away from the family—a member emotionally disengages.
c. The nuclear family withdraws from the extended family.
d. Emotional cutoff is the level of anxiety where the family members stop communicating with one another.
e. This is not a term used in family systems theory.


Answer: b

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