Paxton Has Difficulty with Dating

Multiple Choice

Paxton has difficulty with dating. Whenever his friends point out a woman they think he should approach, Paxton thinks about how she will probably reject him. As a result, he rarely asks anyone out, and he complains to his friends that women don't like 'nice guys'. A humanistic therapist would probably say that Paxton should

A) examine his childhood experiences for the source of his lack of confidence.
B) pay attention to which men women seem to like so he can adapt his behaviour accordingly.
C) work toward what is most important to him rather than focusing on his friends' ideas of what is attractive or on their insistence that he find someone to date.
D) examine his thoughts and actions to see what keeps him stuck in this pattern.