Which Satir communication block is described as 'The role played by some people in reaction to threat or stress in the family'?

Which Satir communication block is described as 'The role played by some people in reaction to threat or stress in the family'?

• A. Blaming
• B. Placating
• C. Irrelevance
• D. Responsible Analyzer

Answer: (B)

In Satir’s framework, people adopt different roles to cope with threat or stress in the family, and one common response is to placate. Placating is when someone tries to keep peace by pleasing others, often at their own expense. They agree with others, apologize, and yield in order to defuse tension and prevent conflict, effectively smoothing over issues rather than addressing them. This fits the description of “the role played by some people in reaction to threat or stress in the family” because the primary motive is harmony and avoidance of conflict, not confrontation or distance. It’s different from blaming, where the person pushes blame onto others to relieve their own anxiety; from irrelevance, where the person distracts or diverts attention away from the issue; and from the responsible analyzer, who responds with detached rationality rather than a desire to maintain harmony.

In Satir’s framework, people adopt different roles to cope with threat or stress in the family, and one common response is to placate. Placating is when someone tries to keep peace by pleasing others, often at their own expense. They agree with others, apologize, and yield in order to defuse tension and prevent conflict, effectively smoothing over issues rather than addressing them.

This fits the description of “the role played by some people in reaction to threat or stress in the family” because the primary motive is harmony and avoidance of conflict, not confrontation or distance. It’s different from blaming, where the person pushes blame onto others to relieve their own anxiety; from irrelevance, where the person distracts or diverts attention away from the issue; and from the responsible analyzer, who responds with detached rationality rather than a desire to maintain harmony.