Loose Leaf Experience Psychology - Standalone Book
Loose Leaf Experience Psychology - Standalone Book
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077861964
Author: Laura A. King Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13.4, Problem 1SQ-P504
Summary Introduction

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The correct answer in this case is option (C), Detriangulation.

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Reason for the correct statement:

Some family dynamics involve having one member serving as the scapegoat for two other members who are experiencing conflict but pretend otherwise. Detriangulation is one of the four most widely used techniques in family therapy.

Reasons for the incorrect statements:

Option (A) refers to family therapists using reflective speech to change family member alliance. However, reflective speech actually involves a therapist mirroring the client’s own feelings back to them. This is often used in humanistic therapies, specifically client-centered therapy. So, option (A) is incorrect.

Option (B) refers to family therapists using negative reinforcement to change family member alliance. However, negative reinforcement is actually a form of behavior modification in operant conditioning aimed at reinforcing a desired behavior by taking away an aversive stimulus. So, option (B) is incorrect.

Option (D) refers to family therapists using dream analysis to change family member alliance. However, dream analysis is actually a psychoanalytic technique developed by Sigmund Freud aimed at tapping into an individual’s unconscious material. So, option (D) is incorrect.

Therefore, the options (A), (B), and (D) are incorrect.

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