Question

multiple choice 2 points
which statement below is true about psychoanalytical psychology?
psychoanalytical psychology focuses on understanding human behavior through an examination of a person’s conscious thoughts, feelings, and memories.
psychoanalytical psychology deals with the fact that although a sensory experience can be broken down into individual parts, how those parts relate to each other as a whole is often what the individual responds to in perception.
sigmund freud believed that understanding a person’s unconscious or early childhood memories could help a person experiencing anxiety or depression.

Explanation:

• For the first option: Psychoanalytical psychology focuses on the unconscious (not conscious) mind, so this is incorrect.
• For the second option: The description here matches Gestalt psychology (which emphasizes the whole being more than the sum of parts), not psychoanalytical psychology, so this is incorrect.
• For the third option: Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, proposed that exploring the unconscious (including early childhood memories) can help address issues like anxiety or depression. This aligns with psychoanalytical theory.

Answer:

Sigmund Freud believed that understanding a person’s unconscious or early childhood memories could help a person experiencing anxiety or depression.