Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Treatment

Working with two brothers in conflict, you sense a tremendous amount of anger in the room. One of your interventions would be to:
  1. Endorse their feelings toward each other
  2. Explain that family is family, blood is thicker than water
  3. Focus the attention on the pain that is underneath the anger
  4. Tell them to get a grip
Explanation
Answer - C - Anger is not always what it seems. Anger usually represents pain, sadness, hurt, or frustration. No matter what, it can usually be settled by talking things out, which could be a challenge with two young boys. Still, telling them to get a grip or get over it and that they’re brothers and family, will likely not have the designated impacted. After all, they’re angry and want someone to validate them. As a therapist, your job is to point out that they will need to understand one another before that can happen.
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