A counselor working with a family believes that the second child in the family is largely responsible for the dysfunction occurring in the family system. Therefore, the counselor focuses much of his attention in family counseling on confronting the second child and trying to change his "maladaptive behaviors." Based on this information, it appears the counselor is going against which concept?

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The concept of nonsummativity in family systems theory suggests that the family system is greater than the sum of its parts, meaning that focusing on one individual as the source of dysfunction ignores the interconnectedness and dynamics of the entire family system.

A Counselor Working with a Family Believes That the Second