How Did Freud Explain Conversion Disorder

question 34

Multiple Choice

How did Freud explain conversion disorder?

• A)He argued that people with the disorder had converted unconscious conflicts into defence mechanisms expressed as physical symptoms.
• B)He argued that people with the disorder experienced real physical illness as a result of internal conflict.
• C)He argued that people with the disorder experienced physical symptoms as a result of the superego.
• D)He argued that people with the disorder converted unconscious conflicts into physical symptoms.

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