After many sessions of psychodynamic therapy, Dan at some point experiences reluctance to cooperate with his therapist and tends to forget to do what his therapist had suggested to him. Dan is experiencing ____________.

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Dan is exhibiting resistance, which is a common phenomenon in psychodynamic therapy where the patient may unconsciously oppose or resist treatment. This can manifest as reluctance to cooperate with the therapist or forgetting to follow their suggestions. Desensitization, transference, and free association are not related to Dan's experience of resistance.

After Many Sessions of Psychodynamic Therapy, Dan at Some Point