Question

Goldman is a psychotherapist who follows the psychodynamic perspective. When treating a patient for a fear of spiders, Dr. Goldman ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Goldman is a psychotherapist who follows the psychodynamic perspective. When treating a patient for a fear of spiders, Dr. Goldman first has to assists the patient in identifying the unconscious roots of the fear.

Explanation:

The first thing that Dr. Goldman has to do as a psychotherapist to help a patient with a fear of spiders is work with the person to try to find the reason why the patient is scare of spiders and what has provoked this fear. The cause is something that is repressed and operating on a subconscious level, if not, it would be hard for the person to deal with this fear and the cause in an everyday basis, with the help from the therapist the patient can work on this subconscious things and tolerate them.