Question

A therapist wants to help Grace recognize her mixed feelings of fear of and love for her husband and to realize that she often experienced similar feelings for her brothers during her childhood. The therapist's goal is most clearly consistent with the aims of:

Answer 1

Answer:

The therapist's goal is most clearly consistent with the aims of: psychodynamic therapy.

Explanation:

Psychodynamic therapy, or insight-oriented therapy, aims to help the client develop self-awareness. The therapist works with the client in order to help him/her understand the influence that the past has over the present. Therefore, present behavior is seen as a consequence of unresolved conflicts, traumas, dysfunctional relationships and so on from the past. They cause symptoms and needs to manifest in an unhealthy manner. Notice that this is precisely what was described in the question. Grace's therapist wants to help her see and understand that her current relationship with her husband is influenced by her previous relationship with her own brothers during childhood.