Cindy suggested that her nail biting might be a symptom of unconscious resentment toward her parents.Her therapist chuckled and said,"No,Cindy,your problem isn't unconscious hostility;your problem is nail biting." It sounds like Cindy's therapist is applying principles of ________ therapy.

A) behavior
B) humanistic
C) cognitive
D) psychodynamic

Behavior Therapy

A form of psychotherapy aimed at altering unwanted behaviors by utilizing conditioning and reinforcement techniques.

Unconscious Resentment

Negative feelings or anger towards someone or something that one is not fully aware of or has not acknowledged.

Nail Biting

A common nervous or stress-related habit where an individual bites their fingernails.