Which of the Following Arguments Is Based on Rank's Will

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following arguments is based on Rank's will psychology?

• A) The human individual merely reflects her/his external biological and cultural milieu.
• B) The individual has the power of self-determination which can be used intentionally to shape her/his psychosocial world.
• C) The human will is "bad" because it represents genetically inherited aggressive/sexual instincts that must be somehow overcome or sublimated.
• D) It is a psychology that presumes to impose pre-determined morals on people, namely clients in therapy.

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