At the first family therapy session Mr. L tells the therapist "We wouldn't have to be here if our younger son wasn't such a brat. He runs around in school and won't mind the teacher, and so here we are to learn how to cope with a brat." Mrs. L agrees "He seems so different from our other son. We never had difficulty with him misbehaving." The other sibling offers "He gets upset pretty easily." The nurse should suspect that the younger son is
A. being scapegoated.
B. resisting boundaries.
C. assuming the family management function.
D. experiencing multigenerational transition.
Answer: A. being scapegoated.
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