ABSTRACT
My thesis is that all human conduct, especially that which we encounter in the therapy offices in the form of a "problem," is problem-solving behavior. Specifically, it is problem solving related to developmental demands (these are in most cases socially and biologically stimulated). In saying this, I immediately wonder if I have said anything significant. After all, haven't we, since Freud, thought that people adhere to the "pleasure principle" and isn't this frame some sort of "bottom line" that states that all behavior is to solve problems? Yes, I think the answer is affirmative. In fact, solving problems is the single fundamental activity underlying the avoidance of pain or the pursuit of pleasure.
