Question

Samantha's father went to prison when she was four years old, following numerous domestic violence incidents with Samantha's mother. Although Samantha does not remember the violence, she is fearful of men and avoids intimate relationships. Freud would suggest that the problem lies with Samantha's __________.

Answer 1

Unconscious mind.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sigmund Freud, a scientist stated that a person's past experiences plays a significant role in the person's feelings, decisions and motives. His theory makes us to know that, our feelings and memories can be stored outside our conscious awareness. Most of the feelings and memories stored in our unconscious mind are really not pleasant. Pains and even past conflicts are contents of the unconscious mind.

In this case, Freud would suggest that the problem lies with Samantha's unconscious mind.