"This patient has a phobia of elevators rather than animals because he is really afraid of achievement (rising up in the world)." This statement would most likely be made by a clinician from which paradigm?

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The statement suggests a symbolic interpretation of the patient's phobia based on unconscious fears and desires, which is a core idea in the psychoanalytic paradigm. The emphasis on the symbolic meaning of the phobia as a manifestation of the patient's inner conflicts, rather than on external stimuli or conditioning, rules out the behaviourist and biological paradigms. The humanistic paradigm, which focuses on individuals' self-actualization and growth, does not seem relevant to the interpretation of a phobia.

"This Patient Has a Phobia of Elevators Rather Than Animals