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Inner childhood therapy helps address crippling effects of trauma that one may have suffered in their youth. Bereavements may not have been explained to the child or one may have endured abuse by a parent or other individual. When a child has been continuously told harmful insults, their self-esteem as an adult is poor. What is this an example of?
  1. Negative criticism
  2. Negative conditioning
  3. Poor parenting
  4. Poor schooling
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Answer - B - Negative conditioning is described as berating comments made to someone in their youth that affects their adult life. Examples include being told “you will never amount to much” or being called names such as “stupid.” Inner childhood therapy stresses the importance of replacing the negative conditioning with positive and allowing the adult personality to be in control.
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