A four-year-old becomes frightened of the dark and refuses to go to sleep at night. How might a psychoanalyst and a behaviorist differ in their views of how this problem developed?

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Lindsey

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11 December, 15:45

A four-year-old becomes frightened of the dark and refuses to go to sleep at night. How might a psychoanalyst and a behaviorist differ in their views of how this problem developed?

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Erin York · Answer 1

Psychoanalyst view: the four-year-old boy does not want to sleep. And he has unconsciously learned how to stay awake by saying he is afraid.

Behaviorist view: there are always positive responses such as cuddling, smile, candies anytime given him anytime he says he is afraid. So he does that every time.

Explanation:

A psychoanalyst believes in the consciousness of the mind. And that people can be cured by making conscious their unconscious thoughts.

A behaviorist believes that our behavior and actions are based on our condition and environment.