A therapist who spends long periods of time listening to her clients freely associate, and who generally takes years to work with her clients, is ____.

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The therapist described is using a psychoanalytic approach, which was more common in the 1950s but has since been largely replaced by shorter-term therapies.

Answer: B
 The therapist's emphasis on listening and allowing the client to freely associate is consistent with a humanistic approach.

Answer: C
 Psychoanalytic therapists specifically look for transference and resistance in their clients, and use these as valuable insights into the client's unconscious thoughts and behaviors.

Answer: D
 It is unlikely that this therapist would have a larger than average number of clients, as the intensive and time-consuming nature of psychoanalytic therapy makes it difficult to see many clients at once.

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