Six-year-old Jean hits another child and steals the child's lunch money.A psychologist who takes a psychodynamic approach would suggest that Jean ____.
A) learned that hitting someone would result in a reward
B) has an unconscious drive for aggression, causing her to act out
C) asserted herself, an example of bettering herself as a person
D) hit the child for food, an adaptive mechanism to survive

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The psychodynamic approach suggests that behavior is driven by unconscious desires and conflicts. According to this approach, Jean may have an unconscious drive for aggression that is causing her to act out.

Six-Year-Old Jean Hits Another Child and Steals the Child's Lunch