Rachel Takes Her Child to a Psychiatrist for an Evaluation

Multiple Choice

Rachel takes her child to a psychiatrist for an evaluation.The psychiatrist suggests that her child has autism spectrum disorder which developed as a result of perceptual deficits.According to this argument,rather than associating Rachel with food,warmth,and the clothing she provides,her child focuses exclusively on the food or the clothing,and is thus unable to develop normal emotional bonds with Rachel.This psychiatrist is most likely a ________.

A) psychodynamic theorist
B) humanistic theorist
C) cognitive-learning theorist
D) biological theorist