Bobbi's father was always busy while she was growing up and rarely spent time with her.Bobbi remembers wondering why her father did not love her and thinking that maybe if she went out of her way to do nice things for him he would notice her.She enters therapy because she repeatedly chooses partners who ignore her needs or treat her with disdain,no matter how nice she is to them.Bobbi's therapist points out to Bobbi that she is dating only men who treat her the way her father did,maybe because she hopes they will love her in a way her father never seemed to.To make these interpretations,Bobbi's therapist is relying on
A) Jungian theory.
B) a phenomenological approach.
C) self-determination theory.
D) object relations theory.

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Bobbi's therapist is relying on object relations theory, which suggests that people internalize early experiences and relationships with important attachment figures (such as parents) and then unconsciously seek out similar relationships with others later in life. In this case, Bobbi's early experiences with her busy and emotionally distant father have led her to choose partners who replicate that pattern of behavior towards her.

Bobbi's Father Was Always Busy While She Was Growing Up