Which statement best describes Rogers's attitude toward psychoanalytic theory and therapy?
A) Psychoanalytic theory has made therapy highly effective through catharsis.
B) Rogers never took psychoanalytic theory seriously.
C) Psychoanalytic theory makes important insights possible for patients, whose behavior becomes more adaptive.
D) Psychoanalytic theory suggests interpretations that do not improve maladaptive behavior.

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Rogers critiqued psychoanalytic theory for its focus on the therapist's interpretations, which he believed could lead to a lack of improvement in the patient's maladaptive behavior. He emphasized a client-centered approach, where the client's own perspective and feelings were paramount, rather than the therapist's interpretations.

Which Statement Best Describes Rogers's Attitude Toward Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy