A therapist says, "A child's symptom of school failure forces the couple, the child's parents, to work together and distracts the couple from their distressful marital relationship." The therapist has developed what about this family?

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The therapist has developed a systemic hypothesis, which is an assumption or idea about how various elements within a family system interact and influence one another. In this case, the therapist is hypothesizing that the child's school failure is a symptom that affects and involves the family system as a whole, particularly the relationship between the parents.

A Therapist Says, "A Child's Symptom of School Failure Forces