I was watching a reality show on television the other night. One of the contestants was having a huge problem with the fact that she was raised to be nice to everyone ("to be good to others") and yet she had the strong need to destroy her fellow contestants so that she could win the game. The battle between the two ideas/needs created psychological disturbances for her. This supports the psychodynamic perspective that argues that abnormal behavior is a result of:

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The psychodynamic perspective suggests that abnormal behavior results from unconscious conflicts, which aligns with the contestant's internal struggle between being nice and wanting to win.

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