The nurse asked the wife and husband to review important past family events. What might the nurse be attempting to accomplish?
A. Gives the family members an opportunity to emote about negative events.
B. May help see relationship between an event and a person's change in behavior.
C. Is an opportunity to see the husband and wife interact with each other.
D. Puts some distance between past events and current reality.
ANS: C
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