Jason is playing with his brother's new skateboard when he runs it into a wall and breaks it into pieces. Psychoanalysts would maintain that the destruction of the skateboard was
A) just an accident.
B) probably determined by some unconscious desire in Jason to ruin his brother's new toy.
C) a conscious free choice made by Jason right before he ran it into the wall.
D) caused by the environmental conditions.

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Psychoanalysts often explore the role of unconscious desires and motivations behind actions. They might interpret Jason's act of breaking the skateboard not as a mere accident, but as influenced by an unconscious desire, possibly stemming from sibling rivalry or jealousy.

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