A Psychodynamic Theorist Finds That a Client Is Experiencing a Battle

question 85

Multiple Choice

A psychodynamic theorist finds that a client is experiencing a battle between anxiety-provoking id impulses and anxiety-reducing ego defense mechanisms.He thinks that in this case this usually unconscious conflict is being played out in an open and obvious manner.He is sure this underlying conflict explains his client's:

• A) fugue state.
• B) schizophrenia.
• C) generalized anxiety disorder.
• D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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