If a symbolic-experiential therapist, working with a family says to the father, "When did you divorce your wife and marry your daughter?" the therapist is attempting to ______________________________________________.
A) be playful and therefore decrease resistance
B) help the client to separate personal issues from interpersonal issues
C) expand the symptom from an individual matter to a family matter
D) affectively confront the family to interrupt rigid patterns

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The therapist is using affective confrontation to interrupt rigid and maladaptive patterns within the family. This type of confrontation may cause an emotional response, but it is meant to facilitate change by challenging the family's assumptions and promoting insight.

If a Symbolic-Experiential Therapist, Working with a Family Says to the Father