The psychodynamic model views anxiety as __________.
A) a danger signal that repressed conflicts are threatening to surface
B) a learned reaction
C) the result of illogical, irrational thought processes
D) linked to an imbalance in several neurotransmitters in the nervous system

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The psychodynamic model posits that anxiety is a danger signal that repressed conflicts are threatening to surface. According to this model, anxiety arises from unconscious conflicts that are being repressed and are attempting to emerge into consciousness, and serves as a defense mechanism to protect against the anxiety-provoking material.

The Psychodynamic Model Views Anxiety as __________