Dr.Young says, "My client faced such severe traumas in her first two years of life that her emotional development was arrested in that period.The result is that although she is 29 years old, she is passive and feels helpless." Dr.Young is describing the psychodynamic concept of ____.
A)reaction formation
B)transference
C)resistance
D)fixation

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Dr. Young is describing the psychodynamic concept of fixation, which occurs when a person's emotional development becomes "stuck" at a particular stage due to unresolved conflicts or traumas. In this case, the client's emotional development was arrested during the first two years of life, leading to her passive and helpless behavior as an adult.

DrYoung Says, "My Client Faced Such Severe Traumas in Her