Counselors who are maturationists allow clients to work through early conflicts.

Counselors who are maturationists allow clients to work through early conflicts.

• A. Ignore early conflicts
• B. Emphasize reinforcement schedules
• C. Focus on unconditional positive regard
• D. Allow clients to work through early conflicts

Answer: (D)

Maturationists believe personality develops through the natural unfolding of development, and early childhood conflicts shape how a person functions later. In therapy, this means guiding clients to revisit and work through those early experiences so they can be resolved and integrated, allowing mature patterns of thinking and behavior to emerge. Ignoring early conflicts would miss the opportunity to address root influences; reinforcement schedules reflect a behaviorist focus on how rewards shape behavior, not on resolving early developmental issues; unconditional positive regard is a humanistic approach centered on acceptance rather than specifically addressing early conflicts from a maturationist angle. Therefore, the option that aligns with maturationist thinking is to allow clients to work through early conflicts.

Maturationists believe personality develops through the natural unfolding of development, and early childhood conflicts shape how a person functions later. In therapy, this means guiding clients to revisit and work through those early experiences so they can be resolved and integrated, allowing mature patterns of thinking and behavior to emerge. Ignoring early conflicts would miss the opportunity to address root influences; reinforcement schedules reflect a behaviorist focus on how rewards shape behavior, not on resolving early developmental issues; unconditional positive regard is a humanistic approach centered on acceptance rather than specifically addressing early conflicts from a maturationist angle. Therefore, the option that aligns with maturationist thinking is to allow clients to work through early conflicts.