The various forms of psychotherapy share many common factors, meaning that there are several mechanisms that are at work regardless of the theoretical form of psychotherapy. However, presumed differences concerning the goal of therapy exist. In psychoanalysis, the primary mechanism through which treatment works is believed to be one of the following:

A) Long-buried conflicts are uncovered and resolved.
B) New adaptive behaviors are learned.
C) Childhood events prior to ages 3 to 4 are remembered.
D) The patient learns to view his impulses as unacceptable.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  In psychoanalysis, the primary mechanism through which treatment works is believed to be uncovering and resolving long-buried conflicts. This is often done through techniques such as free association and interpretation of dreams. The goal of psychoanalysis is to bring unconscious conflicts to consciousness and help the patient work through them.

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