In treating abnormal behavior, the main concern of a psychoanalyst would be to discover the:

Correct answer: A. childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior

  • A. childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
  • B. repressed that instigate aggressive behavior
  • C. inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior
  • D. ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self - actualized

Explanation

Psychoanalysis explains abnormal behavior by tracing it to unconscious conflicts, especially those formed during childhood. Inappropriate thought patterns are the focus of cognitive therapy, not classical psychoanalysis.

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