Steve, a college sophomore, is seeing a psychologist because of his intense fear of people. His counselor feels that Steve's fear is a product of unresolved childhood conflicts about his parents
Steve's therapist is most characteristic of which school of psychology?
a) behaviorism
b) psychoanalytic
c) humanistic
d) Gestalt
ANS: B, The idea that there are unconscious forces that affect one's behavior is the foundation of the psychoanalytic school of thought.
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