Andrea experiences extreme anxiety when approaching any lake.Her therapist suggests that her fear results from a traumatic boat accident she experienced as a child.The therapist's suggestion reflects a ________ perspective.

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The therapist's suggestion that Andrea's fear of lakes is a result of a traumatic boat accident she experienced as a child aligns with a learning perspective, which suggests that fear and anxiety can be learned through past experiences and conditioning. This perspective focuses on how behavior is shaped by environmental factors rather than internal factors such as genetics or past trauma (as in the psychoanalytic and biological perspectives). Epigenetics is the study of how gene expression can be influenced by environmental factors, but it is not directly relevant to Andrea's specific fear of lakes.

Andrea Experiences Extreme Anxiety When Approaching Any Lake