Psychoanalysis is:
a. a theory of personality which emphasizes the awareness of one's own cognitive processes.
b. a theory of personality which emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.
c. a method of psychotherapy in which an observer carefully records and interprets behavior without interfering with the behavior.
d. a method of psychotherapy which emphasizes how maladaptive behaviors are learned through imitations of others and through cognitive expectations.
Answer: b. a theory of personality which emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.
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