A patient in psychoanalysis suddenly begins to miss his regularly scheduled therapy appointment. When he does make his appointment, he complains that the therapy is not making progress and should be brought to an end. Freud might have made each of the following statements about this behavior except one. Which one?
A. The patient is engaging in resistance.
B. The therapist is off track and should explore new directions in trying to uncover the source of the patient's problem.
C. The therapist is on the right track and a significant breakthrough may be at hand.
D. The patient consciously believes therapy is not making progress.
B
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