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EPPP Psychology

Category - Treatment, Intervention, Prevention, and Supervision

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Family systems therapy is an approach that views a family as an interrelated system, where each family member has a specific role. The __________ is the member of the family with the symptom; this symptom is often what brings families to therapy initially.
  1. Scapegoat
  2. Hero
  3. Enabler
  4. Identified patient
Explanation
Answer: D - An identified patient is a member of the family with significant symptomology. This symptomology often adds to distress in the family, and, therefore, become the initial impetus for seeking therapy. The identified patient is given this label to help keep the family from scapegoating the individual, and avoiding the rest of the family members’ problems.
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