Which of the following approaches might suggest that forgetting to pick his mother up at the airport was Henry's unconscious way of saying that he did not welcome her visit?

Correct answer: A. psychoanalytic

  • A. psychoanalytic
  • B. behavioral
  • C. humanistic
  • D. cognitive

Explanation

The psychoanalytic approach interprets apparently accidental actions as expressions of unconscious wishes or conflicts, such as indirectly rejecting a mother's visit. Behavioral and cognitive approaches would look instead to learned behavior or thought processes.

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