Card 42 / 153: Jay Haley believes in giving clients directives. You are counseling a family and during the session the 14-year-old daughter exclaims that she is suicidal. The best example of a directive would be
A) You turn to the 14-year-old daughter and say, “You seem to be saying that living is too painful.”
B) You turn to the 14-year-old daughter and say, “Could it be that you want to hurt yourself because your boyfriend no longer wishes to see you?”
C) You turn to the family and say, “If your daughter threatens suicide this week I want the entire family—including your daughter—to stay home and nobody leaves for the day.”
D) You turn to the family and say, “Could this be a family problem rather than a diffi culty for your daughter?”

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