The nurse can identify scapegoating as occurring within a family when
a. the family members project the inadequacies of the family onto one particular
family member.
b. messages of hostility are sent by the identified patient to family members.
c. the identified patient threatens separation to induce feelings of isolation and
despair.
d. family members use nonverbal techniques to disguise or qualify the meaning of
verbal messages.
A
Scapegoating is defined as blaming family problems on a member of the family who is not very
powerful. The purpose of the blaming is to keep the focus off the painful issues and problems of the
blamers. The behaviors described in options B and C are dysfunctional behaviors that have no
specific name. Option D refers to a double bind.
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