In marital and family therapy for gambling disorder, which issue is most specific?

• A. Attachment
• B. All of the above
• C. Money protection planning
• D. Substance abuse

Answer: (C)

This item tests which issue is most specifically linked to gambling disorder within marital and family therapy. Gambling disorder creates direct financial harm for the family—losses, debt, secrecy, and erosion of trust around money. Focusing on money protection planning targets these unique financial consequences, helping the couple or family establish safeguards, transparency, and accountability to reduce ongoing risk and repair trust.

Attachment issues and substance use can accompany many problems and aren’t unique to gambling, so they aren’t as specifically tied to the disorder’s impact on the family. While they deserve attention, they don’t address the particular harm gambling inflicts on finances as directly as money protection planning does.