Ron Is a Psychotherapy Client Who Senses That Certain Unconscious

question 31

Multiple Choice

Ron is a psychotherapy client who senses that certain unconscious material will soon be exposed. This makes him anxious, so he abruptly changes the subject and then misses his next appointment. Ron's psychodynamic psychotherapist is likely to understand Ron's actions as ______.

• A) insight
• B) resistance
• C) displacement
• D) transference

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