In therapy, psychoanalysts try to trace unconscious factors that are the source of personal difficulty back to their historical source. Which of the following is an exmple of typical historical source that a psychoanalyst and his or her client might uncover during therapy?

A. an oral fixation

B. failure to overcome "trust vs. mistrust"

C. a lack of contact in infancy

D maternal deprivation,

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Emerson Griffin

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7 January, 10:49

In therapy, psychoanalysts try to trace unconscious factors that are the source of personal difficulty back to their historical source. Which of the following is an exmple of typical historical source that a psychoanalyst and his or her client might uncover during therapy?

A. an oral fixation

B. failure to overcome "trust vs. mistrust"

C. a lack of contact in infancy

D maternal deprivation,

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Janelle Randall · Answer 1

Psychoanalysts might uncover an oral fixation. This is the most correct answer because according to the theory, oral fixation is one of the most fundamental crises. The other answers are more complex, whereas oral fixation is a very basic and simple source (according to the theory).