John's therapist suggests that John developed a dissociative identity disorder in order to misbehave without feeling a strong sense of personal shame. The therapist's suggestion most directly reflects a ________ perspective.

Psychoanalytic perspective or approach is the theory about personality which was developed by Sigmund Freud. It can be explained as an approach or perspective which focused on the unconscious mind. this means that most behaviors are based or determined by past experiences that were stored in the unconscious mind.

That is, the experience of the childhood determines the behavior exhibited later in life.

In this case,the therapist is suggesting that the disorder developed by John has been through the past experiences that have been stored in his unconscious mind. This can be from the childhood, or from many years back.