If a therapist postulates that "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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A systemic hypothesis is a hypothesis developed by a therapist that explains how the family system operates and how certain behaviors or symptoms of one family member can affect the dynamics of the entire family. In this case, the therapist's hypothesis is that the child's school failure is actually serving a function in the family system by distracting the parents from their marital problems and promoting cooperation between them.

If a Therapist Postulates That "A Child's Symptom of School