What is the goal of Structured Family Therapy?

• A. Restructure the family system
• B. Increase individual autonomy
• C. Focus on dream analysis
• D. Promote medication management

Answer: (A)

Structured Family Therapy aims to restructure the family system by reorganizing boundaries, subsystems, and roles within the family so interactions become healthier and more adaptive. By realigning who belongs to which subsystem, clarifying hierarchies, and adjusting enmeshed or disengaged boundaries, the therapy changes the patterns that underlie family problems. Therapists map the family structure, use techniques to modify interactions, and focus on how these structural changes reduce symptoms and improve functioning for the whole system. This approach centers on the organization of the family rather than solely on individual autonomy, dream material, or medical management.