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Rosa, age 18, was a good student all through high school,

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but still felt that she never could live up to her parents’ high expectations for her.

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Rosa has recently developed a serious eating disorder.

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After much urging from her friends, she decided to seek help.

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After an initial session with Rosa, her therapist decided that she would make more progress

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if her parents and younger sister also attended the therapy sessions.

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Rosa’s parents resisted, fearing that the therapist would try to blame them for Rosa’s problems.

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After the therapist assured them that the focus would be on trying to help Rosa,

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the parents consented to become part of the treatment plan.

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At each treatment session, the therapist encourages Rosa to talk about her experiences

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as a child and a teen in her parents’ household, and how their expectations influenced her behavior.

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Then the therapist asks the parents and sister to share their perspectives on those events.

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The session ends with the therapist giving each person a specific assignment for the next week,

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designed to improve communication and the expression of feelings within the household.