Explain how formal and informal lines of authority, communication channels, and power exist in the typical organization. How can you use the informal aspects to you advantage?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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Structuralists believe the family must first accept the therapist, in a process called ______, which allows the therapist to increase stress and unbalance the family homeostasis, thus opening the way for structural transformation in the family

a. detouring b. taking an "I" position c. restructuring d. joining

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Which of the following models to assess family functioning conceives of family functioning as falling on two continua: adaptability and cohesion?

a. Family Assessment Measure b. Circumplex Model of family functioning c. Family Categories Schema d. Timberlawn Family Evaluation Scale

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Effective communication skills include which of the following?

1.Using language that the person understands  
2.Congruence between verbal and nonverbal messages  
3.Giving advice in an attempt to offer solutions  
4.Being sensitive to any cultural differences

A) ?II, III and IV
B) ?I and II
C) ?III and IV
D) ?I, II and IV

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