According to the article, “Affluenza is it real?”, Ethan Couch, is being accused of killing four people while driving intoxicated. Although one would assume that he would be held accountable for his actions; the judge decided in favor of his defense, as he will not face any jail time. As a part of his defense, Couch’s attorneys claimed that Ethan was a victim of affluenza as he “was the product of wealthy, privileged parents” who never established any boundaries. If one were to take his position, they could use his socioeconomic background to their advantage by utilizing the psychoanalytic and behavioristic school of thoughts. For example, through the psychoanalytic school of thought, psychologists argue that people are affected by past events
