Which of the Following Statements Describes the Current Status of Freud's

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes the current status of Freud's psychodynamic theory in psychological science?

• A) It has been largely abandoned because most of Freud's ideas cannot be tested empirically.
• B) It has been modified by the neo-Freudians and is now viewed as a scientifically valid theory of personality.
• C) It is now more widely endorsed by personality psychologists than when it was first proposed.
• D) It has been abandoned by therapists but not research psychologists.

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