In Working with His Clients and in His Lectures at the University

question 68

Multiple Choice

In working with his clients and in his lectures at the university, Dr. Ferris tends to explain personality and various psychological disorders in terms of a person's responses being reinforced or punished as they were growing up. Dr. Ferris places the most importance on which theories of personality?

• A)humanistic theories
• B)psychodynamic theories
• C)behaviorist theories
• D)trait theories

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