Initially, Freud Argued That Psychological Disorders Were the Product of Early

question 124

Multiple Choice

Initially, Freud argued that psychological disorders were the product of early sexual abuse. Later he said they were the product of fantasies of early sexual abuse. What evidence did he have for these theories?

• A) At first his patients told him they had been sexually abused. Later they admitted that their previous reports were fantasies.
• B) At first his patients told him they had been sexually abused. Later Freud interviewed the alleged abusers and believed they were innocent.
• C) Both theories were Freud's inferences or guesses, in attempts to make sense of his patients' dreams and other experiences.
• D) Freud conducted surveys and other research; his later theories were based on improved statistical analyses.

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