The Rothberg family includes parents Mark and Tina and children David and Abigail. Mark and Tina take David to a clinical psychologist because "he is the cause of all problems in our family. If you fix him, everything will be great in our household." If the psychologist takes a family therapy approach to treatment, he will consider the possibility that, in this situation, David is ______.

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David is the identified patient, meaning that he is the one in the family who is seen as having the problem and is brought to therapy to be "fixed." A family therapy approach would aim to address the dynamics and interactions between all family members rather than simply focusing on fixing David's individual issues.

The Rothberg Family Includes Parents Mark and Tina and Children