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Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a form of depth psychology that primarily focuses on the unconscious content of a client’s psyche in an effort to alleviate tension. This approach utilizes techniques from a variety of sources, rather than relying on a single system. Which of the following is a characteristic of psychodynamic psychotherapy?
  1. Seeing defenses as developing in internal psychic structures
  2. A belief that psychopathology develops from early childhood
  3. A conviction that life issues and dynamics will re-emerge
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer - D - Most psychodynamic approaches are centered on the concept that some maladaptive functioning is in play that for the most part is unconscious. Other characteristics include a view that internal representations of experiences are organized around interpersonal relations and the use of free association as a major method for exploration of internal conflicts.
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