Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Therapeutic Approaches

Question:
According to behaviour therapies, psychological problems arise due to faulty learning of ________________________.
Options:
Behaviour
Cognition
intrapsychic conflicts
both 1 and 2
Correct Answer:
both 1 and 2
Explanation:
Psychodynamic therapy is of the view that intrapsychic conflicts, i.e. the conflicts that are present within the psyche of the person, are the source of psychological problems. According to behaviour therapies, psychological problems arise due to faulty learning of behaviours and cognitions. The existential therapies postulate that the questions about the meaning of one’s life and existence are the cause of psychological problems.