Families are subject to the tensions produced when stressors (family problems) penetrate their defense system. The family assessment model that uses this systems approach is called
1. Family Assessment Intervention Model
2. Friedman Family Assessment Model
3. Genogram
4. Ecomap
ANS: 1
This is based on an extension of Neuman Systems Model.
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