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Marital and Family Therapy

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Systemic theory may suggest that you use thought records in order to assist with panic disorders, including PTSD. In clinical practice, however, you encourage clients to journal about their PTSD experiences in as much detail as possible. Overall, this seems:
  1. Appropriate, especially if you are going to pursue the recovery in this way
  2. Close enough; each person will react differently
  3. Inappropriate; journal entries could take them too far into the past
  4. Inappropriate; they need to move forward, not back
Explanation
Answer - A - Many clients can perseverate on the past, so journaling could be a risk At the same time, it could very well be a risk worth taking, since there is a chance of pursuing their recovery in this way. Many people are able to write as a way of sharing the experience, without feeling like they need to stay in the past or that their privacy has been invaded.
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