Steve Is Angry and Frustrated at Work

question 386

Multiple Choice

Steve is angry and frustrated at work. He consults with a therapist who asks Steve many detailed questions about his early childhood and interprets Steve's problems as being due to conflicts between his unconscious aggressive urges and his defence mechanisms. Steve's therapist would most likely identify with which psychological perspective?

• A)Behavioural
• B)Cognitive
• C)Psychodynamic
• D)Sociocultural

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process by which an individual learns, acquires knowledge, and develops the ability to reason and understand their world.

Formal Operations

The final stage of cognitive development (according to Piaget), characterized by the ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and manage problems systematically.

Adolescence

Period in development between the onset of puberty and adulthood. It usually begins between 11 and 13 years of age.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.