Lisa is a high school senior who has a negative outlook on life. She believes that odds are stacked against her and that a few powerful people get all of the advantages in life. She is sarcastic and has few friends. Recently, she ran for student government and didn’t get elected. She claims the election was unfair and that the student government advisor purposely misguided her. Since then, she has stopped studying for her classes and attending school regularly. She had hoped to go to college next year, but she is now too depressed about her failures. She has become afraid her parents won’t love her anymore. Describe the following perspectives and give an explanation of Lisa’s problems from each of them. • Psychoanalytic • Social-cognitive • Humanistic • Behavioral Finally, which perspective do you think makes the most sense and wh
