Susan Has an Anxiety Disorder and Has Sought Help from a Therapist

question 398

Multiple Choice

Susan has an anxiety disorder and has sought help from a therapist, Dr. Jones. Dr. Jones believes that Susan's anxiety is related to her unconscious fear of her unmet sexual impulses and that in order for Susan to get over her anxiety problem, she needs to have greater awareness of this unconscious dynamics. Dr. Jones appears to be trying to produce positive changes by fostering more insight and is most likely associated with the ______________ approach to therapy.

• A)cognitive
• B)interpersonal
• C)psychoanalytic
• D)humanistic

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