Ron's parents want him to either go to college or go to work in his father's business. Ron does not want to do either. He becomes so stressed by this conflict that he joins the army. Ron's joining the army is an example of
a. partial approach.
b. ambivalence.
c. freezing.
d. leaving the field.
D
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