A Client Avoids Talking About His Relationship with His Father

question 136

Multiple Choice

A client avoids talking about his relationship with his father. The psychoanalyst asks him to talk about this relationship. The client becomes restless and claims, "There is nothing to tell." This is indicative of

• A)transference.
• B)resistance.
• C)catharsis.
• D)free association.

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