A situation involving a choice between two equally desirable but incompatible alternatives is called...

• A. Approach-Avoidance conflict
• B. Double bind
• C. Avoidance-Avoidance conflict
• D. Approach-Approach conflict

Answer: (D)

When you’re faced with two equally appealing options that you can’t have together, you’re in an approach-approach conflict. Each choice pulls you in positively, so there’s inner tension about which path to take because both are desirable and mutually exclusive. The struggle isn’t about avoiding something or dealing with a single goal’s mixed pull; it’s about choosing the best among two good outcomes. By contrast, approach-avoidance involves one goal with both appealing and aversive aspects, avoidance-avoidance pits two unattractive options against each other, and a double bind is a no-win situation created by conflicting demands. So the scenario described fits approach-approach conflict precisely.