Marie is a middle aged elementary school teacher who has just been arrested for shoplifting. Security guards have video footage of Marie shoplifting shampoo, toothpaste, and cosmetics but when the police interview Marie, she says that she has no conscious memory of the theft. According to Marie's therapist Dr Missoni, it would have been silly for her to jeopardize her career and reputation by engaging in petty larceny. Therefore, Marie's behaviour must be due to unconscious motives. Dr Missoni believes that Marie's recent depression and death of her mother led her projecting her feelings about the role of mother on to the shop. As a result, Marie engaged in "unconscious" shoplifting. Which of the following theoretical approaches to psychology is most consistent with Dr Missoni's interpretation of Marie's behaviour?

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Dr Missoni's interpretation of Marie's behaviour is consistent with the psychoanalytic approach, which emphasizes the role of unconscious motives and psychological conflicts in shaping behaviour. The idea that Marie's behaviour was driven by unconscious feelings about her mother is an example of psychoanalytic theory. Structuralism focuses on breaking down conscious experiences into their component parts, while behaviourism emphasizes the role of environmental stimuli in shaping behaviour. Humanism focuses on individual growth and potential.

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