The goal of psychodynamic therapy is to:
a. restructure personality
b. improve client functioning
c. change relationships
d. do intensive behavior modification
B
The goal of psychodynamic therapy is improved functioning rather than complete personality reconstruction. Psychodynamic therapy may take place over a few months or weeks, rather than the years occupied by traditional psychoanalysis.
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