Phil Was Often Picked on and Teased by His Parents

Multiple Choice

Phil was often picked on and teased by his parents and other children when growing up. He soon learned to keep people at a distance, to spend most of his time alone. He continued this pattern as an adult, settling on a bookkeeping job that keeps him working in solitude most of the time. Which theorist might use Phil as an example to support part of his or her theory?

A) Adler
B) Erikson
C) Horney
D) Freud