Many of Freud's First Patients Had Physical Symptoms, Such as Paralysis

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Multiple Choice

Many of Freud's first patients had physical symptoms, such as paralysis or numbness, for which no physical causes could be found. Freud called this condition

• A)schizophrenia.
• B)an organic psychosis.
• C)hysteria.
• D)ergotism.

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Definitions:

Premature Infant

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