Question

Mr. Smith is an alcoholic. There is an unspoken rule in his family that everyone should work to protect his emotions. This unspoken rule exerts significant influence on patterns of interaction in the family. According to Minuchin, this unspoken rule is an example of:___________

Answer 1

hereditary rules

Step-by-step explanation:

Some addictions are family genetics and as well as many persons in that family might suffer the same problem, this subject is very difficult to talk about or to share advises, so this behavior of protecting emotions and do not talk about alcoholic addiction can be seen as an unspoken rule.