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Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Treatment

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A teenager is presenting in your office with some low self-esteem and issues with self-acceptance. When it comes to treatment interventions, you have considered many of the tried and true ways, but are now considering having the teen:
  1. Draw you a picture
  2. Explore previous experiences of rejection
  3. Explain the reasoning behind why he or she would act out
  4. Change his view of the situation
Explanation
Answer - B - While it may be slightly counter-intuitive, having the teen explore previous experiences of rejection has proven to be quite successful, since they are able to identify what from those experiences carries forward into their lives and contributes to their understanding. This also may give the teen hope by demonstrating that not every interaction will be negative or characterized by rejection. There may in fact be quite a few experiences categorized by acceptance and positive influence.
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