Question

Nineteen-year-old Steve is extremely antisocial. He often gets into trouble with the law and is unable to hold on to any of his part-time jobs for long. His best friend is determined to find out about his childhood because she believes that his experiences as a child will help explain his adjustment problems as an adult. In this scenario, his best friend's approach is most similar to the _____ approach to psychology.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is psychodynamics.

Explanation:

Psychodynamics is an approach to psychology which is mostly concerned with unconscious motivation for behaviour. According to this theory, several parts of the human mind, such as personality, interact directly with emotions.

One of its founders was Sigmund Freud, who believed the brain was in a constant "flow of energy", and compared the forces of the mind to those of thermodynamics (hence the name).